Speculation is growing that Warner Bros. Discovery will sell CNN in the coming year — and the struggling cable network’s former CEO Jeff Zucker has emerged as a possible suitor, sources told The Post.

The 58-year-old Zucker is among the contenders to buy the ratings-challenged network, insiders say — despite the fact that he was ousted from the company more than a year and a half ago over his undisclosed relationship with former CNN flack Allison Gollust. …

People who know Zucker add that buying and running CNN again would be the exec’s “ultimate revenge” after his untimely exit from the network early last year, in which he was also accused of overly cozy ties with disgraced former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

[Yes indeed, it would be that. However, it seems a little bit of a stretch to assume that Zucker can pull together the resources necessary to buy the network outright, or even as the primary owner in a consortium. The Post also floats the possibility that Warner might be looking to buy other news outlets to combine with CNN, which means that Zucker will only have this as a fantasy. — Ed]