Former Sunderland and Barnsley supervisor Lee Johnson has actually openly mentioned the Wycombe Wanderers rumours for the very first time.
The 43-year-old, that has actually run out a work considering that leaving Fleetwood Town at the backside of 2023, has actually been connected to the uninhabited duty at Adams Park following Matt Bloomfield’s exit for Luton Town on January 14.
At one factor, the bookies reduced his probabilities from 20/1 to 2/1 in the room of a day, and at the time of writing, he is now at 4/6.
However, Johnson has actually solely informed the Free Press that his following work ‘must be the right one’ and has actually confessed that he’s had ‘no real contact’ from the Chairboys power structure.
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He stated: “I have options and Wycombe is a great club.
“I have visited [Adams Park] on several occasions, Gareth Ainsworth is a good friend of mine, and I think it’ll be a very good job for whoever gets it, but I’ve had no real contact from Wycombe’s end.
“I’ve seen a lot of media speculation, especially with the betting which has been quite interesting, but, I think it’s important that I get the next one right.”
When inquired about the lowering of the probabilities, Johnson, that has actually taken care of over 500 video games considering that 2013, included: “There’s no smoke without fire, but I think a part of that was because I went to the Mansfield vs Wycombe game [on January 18].
“I was there watching both teams and with Nigel Clough [Mansfield’s manager], I played for him [when at Derby County].
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“I was watching games [all weekend], as I was at Burnley on the Friday, Mansfield on the Saturday, and Leeds on the Sunday.”
Since organizing his initial ready Oldham Athletic 12 years earlier, Johnson has actually won 206 of his 523 ready 6 various groups, with his most significant spells going to Barnsley, Bristol City and Sunderland specifically.
During that seven-year duration, he conserved the Tykes from transfer in his initial period, and pressed them for promo one year later on, prior to he left for Bristol City in February 2016.
Barnsley would certainly win the 2016 League One play-offs and the EFL Trophy, simply months after Johnson left.
His separation from Oakwell followed City activated his launch stipulation, and in the 4 years he invested with the West Country side, he conveniently maintained the Robins in the Championship with 4 mid-table surfaces.
He likewise had a period where the club simply completed outside the play-offs, in addition to whipping Manchester United in the League Cup quarter-finals, gaining a semi-final encounter Manchester City in 2017/18.
A job at Sunderland quickly adhered to, in which he assisted the Black Cats win the 2021 EFL Trophy last.
He would certainly after that have spells at Hibernian and Fleetwood Town.
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He proceeded: “There has been a lot of interest but the next job has to be the right one – that is very important.
“I won promotion out of League One as a player, so I know what it takes to be successful in that division.
“I like the set-up at Wycombe as they have good players in the midfield that can dog and get across the ground.
“The forwards are bright, pacey and powerful and they have made some good signings.
“Tyreeq Bakinson is someone that I had when I was at Bristol – I bought him from Luton and I have worked with Josh Scowen.
“I loved working with Scowey – what a great player he is.
“Whoever gets it, I think it’s a very good job.”
Up next for Wycombe is Barnsley, among Johnson’s previous side, on January 28 at Adams Park.
