Former Middlesbrough manager Aitor Karanka has shared a cryptic Tweet of himself examining the departures board at King's Cross Station in London, alongside the message ‘next stop…’.

The Spaniard’s mysterious message has sent fans on the social media site into meltdown, with hundreds second-guessing exactly what the former Real Madrid man’s intentions could be.

Karanka has been unemployed since he was sacked by Middlesbrough towards the end of last season, despite having led the Teessiders to promotion from the Championship the year before.

The boss could be keen to return to management following his prolonged absence from the game, but it remains to be seen who will make a move for the young manager.

Strongly linked with moves to both Sunderland and Everton, fans of the Blacks Cats took to the social media site to beg the 44-year-old to choose the Stadium of Light, with fans of other clubs not so complimentary of the possibility of Karanka taking up the job under controversial chairman Ellis Short…