Former Rangers boss Graeme Murty is poised to leave Sunderland after four years.
Murty joined the English Premier League side as under-21s coach in 2022 and is said have been a driving force in raising standards in the academy during that time.
His young Black Cats side reached the Premier League 2 final and Premier League Cup final in recent seasons, and Sunderland have been placing major emphasis on youth development and the pathway between the academy and first team.
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Murty has been credited with playing a major role in the development of several young players who have been training with the first team.
A number of changes are now taking place in the Academy of Light with director of football Florent Ghisolfi driving that.
The ex-Rangers boss will become the latest member of staff to move on and will be seeking a new challenge, according to the Sunderland Echo.
