This ex-Middlesbrough manager is a leading contender for Sheffield Wednesday job

The Times report Pulis, who left Boro in May 2019, is among the names to have already been discussed by the Hillsborough hierarchy.

Monk, the former Swansea and Leeds boss, had been in charge of the Championship outfit for just over a year having replaced Steve Bruce.

The Owls finished 16th last season and had just climbed off the bottom of the table last weekend after a points deduction for breaking EFL rules was halved from 12 points to six on appeal.

A run of four straight league defeats was ended with last week’s 1-0 win against Bournemouth but Saturday’s goalless draw with Millwall at Hillsborough left them 23rd. The fixture proved to be the final game in charge for Monk and his coaching staff.

A club statement on Monday evening read: “Sheffield Wednesday have terminated the contracts of manager Garry Monk and his staff with immediate effect.”

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