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According to Sky Italia reporter Gianluca Di Marzio, Sunderland are close to appointing former Brighton manager Gus Poyet as successor to Paolo Di Canio.
@dimarzio: And @SAFCofficial will soon welcome his new manager: Gus #Poyet, the club has (almost) decided.
— Gianluca Di Marzio (@dimarzio) September 25, 2013
Poyet discovered he had been sacked by Brighton while working as an analyst on the BBC's coverage of the Confederations Cup during the summer.
