There’s no question over Dennis or Dan’s commitment to Sunderland. But I don’t think at the minute, it’s the right moment to be getting into too much of a conversation with them. That’s really just down to the short time period we’ve got to the summer.

Sunderland fought back to beat Sheffield United in the Championship playoff final at Wembley, returning to the Premier League for the first time since 2017.

The final against Sheffield United was incredibly eventful as Sunderland conceded the first goal of the game played at Wembley as Tyrese Campbell scored the opening goal of the final, before Sunderland made the comeback in the second half.