Former England and Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce has been given a green-light to return to management after being cleared by the Metropolitan Police over alleged bribery, according to theDaily Mail.
The 62-year-old is expected to receive an offer from Sunderland, who have struggled under the tenure of David Moyes this season having picked up just one win in their opening 11 games.
Another one of Big Sam's former clubs, West Ham, could also be on the lookout for a new manager in the coming months if Slaven Bilic can't reverse the woeful start to their campaign.
The news will come as a huge boost to Allardyce, who lasted just 67-days as England manager after being sacked for alleged corruption following a Daily Telegraph sting.
As quoted by theDaily Mail, Allardyce said:"I welcome today's confirmation that I will not be the subject of a police investigation. I was always confident that this would be the case as there was no evidence against me.
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"I now ask that the FA deal with this matter as quickly as possible. I hope today's confirmation from the police will give me the opportunity to move on."
Police have openeda criminal probe into the Telegraph's findings, they are set to examine the'suspected offence of bribery', withformer Barnsley assistant manager Tommy Wright expected the be at the brunt of the case after he accepted £5k from a fake Far-East firm.
Allardyce's temporary England successor, Gareth Southgate, guided the Three Lions to an emphatic 3-0 win over Scotland on Friday night, marking the biggest win over their neighbours in 41 years.