A “nice” Sunderland participant is believed to be needed by rivals Newcastle United forward of the summer season switch window, in accordance with a worrying new replace from The Athletic.
Sunderland getting ready for Championship playoff drama
It has been a wonderful season for the Black Cats underneath Regis Le Bris, with a spot within the Championship playoffs now mathematically sure, which is a good achievement from this younger squad.
That is regardless of Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at residence to Swansea Metropolis, which has to go down as one of many extra disappointing outcomes of the marketing campaign, contemplating their opponents are in twelfth place with little to play for.
Sunderland sit fourth within the Championship desk and 12 factors forward of Bristol Metropolis beneath them, in addition to 4 factors adrift of third-place Sheffield United, who’ve misplaced their final three matches.
For that motive, it would not appear to be the Black Cats’ place will change between now and the top of the season, that means Le Bris’ facet will face a playoff semi-final towards whoever finally ends up ending fifth.
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The Black Cats have turned their focus in direction of the summer season switch window.
A spot within the Premier League subsequent season would enhance their possibilities of conserving maintain of key males, and an enormous replace has emerged relating to one such participant.
“Nice” Sunderland ace being eyed up by Newcastle
In line with a report from The Athletic, Newcastle are eyeing highly-rated Sunderland midfielder Chris Rigg this summer season.
It is usually acknowledged that “West Ham scouts have monitored the event” of the £25m-rated teenage star, with the Magpies and Manchester United additionally “amongst his admirers”.
Seeing Rigg go away Sunderland for Newcastle would not even bear fascinated about for anybody of a Black Cats persuasion, given the rivalry between the 2 golf equipment.
Not solely that, however the 17-year-old can also be arguably the membership’s most prized asset, with Jobe Bellingham waxing lyrical over him final month after he and his teammate gained a Younger Participant of the 12 months award:
“Day by day he trains like he needs to get higher, with an ideal ambition and an ideal need. In order that’s the most effective factor for me actually. The expertise form of comes secondary, which he undoubtedly has, however him as an individual, he is at all times going to maintain bettering due to that starvation that he is bought, which for me is like, they’re the gamers you need to be enjoying with. So Riggy totally deserves the award, as I’ve mentioned, and he is simply bought to maintain going as a result of he is on to huge issues.”
Realistically, Sunderland will probably be conscious that they can not preserve maintain of Rigg eternally, with the midfielder more likely to have lofty ambitions, doubtlessly ending up at one of many greatest golf equipment within the nation.
A change to rivals Newcastle can be controversial, nevertheless, with Magpies supporters little question reminding Black Cats followers of it for a few years to come back, ought to a switch materialise.
