Poyet plans to stay put after great escape

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The head coach’s future has been thrown into doubt since leading the Wearsiders’ Great Escape — the Uruguayan linked with a summer move to replace Sam Allardyce at West Ham.

Poyet can trigger a get-out clause before the end of May, and is set to thrash things out this week in fresh talks with Ellis Short — the club’s billionaire owner who led post-match celebrations in buying drinks for hundreds of supporters at the Stadium of Light.