The 59-year-old will have around £20m to spend to boost his squad, according to The Mirror.
The former Celtic and Aston Villa boss will be in the stands at Molineux for the Black Cats' clash with Wolverhampton Wanderers later today (Sunday).
The Northern Irishman will take full charge of his first game when Sunderland take on Blackburn Rovers at the Stadium of Light next Sunday.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Ipswich TownIpswich | 43 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 85 | 53 | 32 | 89 |
| 2 | Leicester CityLeicester | 42 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 79 | 38 | 41 | 88 |
| 3 | Leeds UnitedLeeds | 43 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 76 | 34 | 42 | 87 |
| 4 | Southampton | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 84 | 54 | 30 | 84 |
| 5 | West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 43 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 66 | 42 | 24 | 72 |
| 6 | Norwich CityNorwich | 43 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 76 | 60 | 16 | 71 |
| 7 | Hull City | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 62 | 54 | 8 | 65 |
| 8 | Coventry CityCoventry | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 66 | 52 | 14 | 63 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 43 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 56 | 5 | 63 |
| 10 | Preston North EndPreston | 43 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 56 | 60 | -4 | 63 |
| 11 | Cardiff CityCardiff | 43 | 18 | 5 | 20 | 48 | 60 | -12 | 59 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 43 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 50 | 46 | 4 | 58 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 43 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 52 | 50 | 2 | 56 |
| 14 | Swansea CitySwansea | 43 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 53 | 62 | -9 | 53 |
| 15 | Watford | 43 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 59 | 58 | 1 | 52 |
| 16 | Millwall | 43 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 55 | -13 | 50 |
| 17 | Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 43 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 57 | 71 | -14 | 49 |
| 18 | Plymouth ArgylePlymouth | 43 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 58 | 66 | -8 | 48 |
| 19 | Queens Park RangersQPR | 43 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 40 | 57 | -17 | 47 |
| 20 | Stoke CityStoke | 43 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 41 | 60 | -19 | 47 |
| 21 | Birmingham CityBirmingham | 43 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 48 | 64 | -16 | 45 |
| 22 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 43 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 47 | 70 | -23 | 44 |
| 23 | Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds | 43 | 12 | 8 | 23 | 36 | 67 | -31 | 44 |
| R | Rotherham UnitedRotherham | 43 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 85 | -53 | 23 |
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