Images According to The Sun, a foreign goalkeeper has arrived at Sunderland for a trial and may play against Bradford at the weekend. North East reporter for the national newspaper, Alan Nixon, is the man with the gossip from the Stadium of Light again and suggests Simon Grayson may yet move to bring in two senior goalkeepers to supplement his reduced options in goal. The departure of Vito Mannone to Reading yesterday has exacerbated the Black Cats need for reinforcements between the sticks and following on the heels of Jordan Pickford’s transfer to Everton, Sunderland may yet require a couple of ‘keepers bringing in to the squad. The identity of the unidentified trialist has not been revealed, but word reaches us that the goalkeeper spending time on Wearside with a view to signing for Sunderland is likely to be Dutch goalie Robbin Ruiter. please log in to view this image Ruiter in action for Ultrecht Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images The 30-year-old was released from Eredivise side FC Ultrecht at the end of the season having opted not to extend his contract with the Dutch side and has recently been linked with a move to Belgium with Zulte Waregem and is also said to have had offers from Denmark, Turkey and Greece. Ruiter has played the majority of his senior career in his native Netherlands, having spent three years at lower league side FC Volendam before signing for Utrecht in 2012. Over 130 appearances followed in the Dutch top tier. The 6ft 5in ‘keeper played in 25 Eredivisie games last season, his appearances limited by a fractured collarbone sustained in December which essentially finished off his campaign. Ruiter returned to the side in April making just one further outing against AZ Almaar in the final game of the Dutch season. Vito Mannone exited the Stadium of Light yesterday in a £2m deal bound for Reading and has already headed straight to the airport to catch a flight to Holland to join his Royals teammate on a pre-season trip. His exit leaves Simon Grayson with just Portuguese stopper Mika Domingues, who remains relatively untested in England, and youngster Max Stryjek to choose from in goal. please log in to view this image More From Roker Report
If hes as good as Mannone but with confidence that will do me -lack of emotional self belief let Mannone down at times (eg Southampton Away)
Well, I hadn't heard much about Sorenson before we signed him so who knows. Think this clearly shows that we don't appear to have had a plan before selling Mannone. If it was the plan to get a fairly unknown keeper on trial then fair doos.
I was joking in the main, not much you can go off when you've never heard of them other than which team they've come from and Ultrecht aren't too bad.
I've never heard of Ultrecht Just a bit better than average in the Dutch league over the last few seasons. I don't know who this dude is like.
Well this isn't a surprise is it. Replace our players with free transfers and loans. ****ing joke this club man. We still haven't even replace our pink seats yet
To be fair it's not what you'd call concrete. "According to The Sun, a foreign goalkeeper has arrived at Sunderland" "The identity of the unidentified trialist has not been revealed, but word reaches us that the goalkeeper spending time on Wearside with a view to signing for Sunderland is likely to be Dutch goalie Robbin Ruiter." Sounds like they're just making **** up. Why is it likely to be him?
