Quinn wants to revert to his role as chairman as soon as possible
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Sunderland are close to appointing a world-class manager - and Niall Quinn claims he could be in place for Monday's game against West Brom.
Quinn has presided over first-team affairs this season, with all five games ending in defeat.
But after Tuesday's Carling Cup defeat to Bury, Quinn said: "I'll revert back to chairman as soon as possible.
"I'd hope for Monday's game - it's 70-30 now we'll have a world-class manager in place."
Sunderland have lost their opening four Championship games - and the Black Cats lost 2-0 to Bury, bottom of League Two, at Gigg Lane in the Carling Cup on Tuesday.
Quinn added: "It's been hard being temporary manager.
"I've been working hard behind the scenes to get the manager in place. I probably won't be in charge for the West Brom game on Monday.
"I stepped into this role because I didn't get the quality of manager I thought I would but we are now getting very close to doing that."
Quinn, who led the consortium that took at Sunderland at the end of July, promised the fans some good news as soon as possible.
"I know my role is best here as chairman," said the former Republic of Ireland international.
"Over the weekend we may have better news. I can't name names because we've nothing done yet but we're getting closer.
"We think we've somebody who will give people a big lift they need and we'll give him the budget he deserves."
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Interview: Sunderland supremo Niall Quinn
