Tottenham hero Jurgen Klinsmann has been linked with a return to English football.

The Daily Mail says Sunderland's prospective new German owners want fellow countryman Klinsmann to be the club's next manager in order to give the Black Cats a new impetus and glamour after years in the doldrums.

The ambitious group are locked in talks with current owner Ellis Short and have big plans should they complete a £90million takeover in the next few days.

Klinsmann is central to their idea of trying to raise the profile of Sunderland, who were relegated from the Premier League last season under David Moyes.