Scotland goalkeeper Craig Gordon 'almost certain' to quit Sunderland as club stalls on contract offer Goal.com 3 hours, 50 minutes ago tweet0EmailPrintEXCLUSIVE By Rob Stewart Scotland goalkeeper Craig Gordon seems destined to quit Sunderland in a bid to reinvigorate a career that has been blighted by injury following his record-breaking 9 million pound move to the Stadium of Light, Goal.com can reveal. The former Heart of Midlothian skipper, who has been linked with Celtic and Arsenal, is currently out injured but it appears certain that he has no long-term future at the Wearside club as it aims to cash in on a player who will be available on a free transfer next summer when his current contract expires. The 28-year-old has been told by Sunderland manager Steve Bruce that he will not even discuss a new deal until he recovers from his current knee problems - and that is paving the way for Gordon to leave the Premier League club. âCraig will almost certainly be leaving Sunderland,â a source close to Gordon told Goal.com. âThereâs not a lot to be said but Sunderland are not going to suddenly turn around and offer him a bumper five-year contract, are they? âHeâs had rotten luck with injuries but heâs still a top-class goalkeeper. There has been plenty of talk that Arsenal and Celtic are interested in Craig but so far that is only talk and we will have to see what happens.â Gordon, who was reported to be interesting Manchester United last season, has slipped down the pecking order at Sunderland thanks to his injury problems and is now behind Simon Mignolet and Kieren Westwood in the quest for a first-team slot. He has managed just 53 appearances in the last three seasons since heading to England from Scotland in 2007 during Roy Keaneâs reign as the Black Cats' manager when he became the most expensive goalkeeper in British football with a 9 million pound transfer and five-year contract. Bruce has made no secret of how highly he rates Gordon but remains concerned about the player's injury problems, and with the former Manchester United skipper having to trim the wage bill at Sunderland, Gordonâs long-term future has been thrown into doubt. Sunderland would listen to offers for Gordon but with the player currently recovering from knee surgery, a move in the January transfer window could be on the cards as the club attempt to recoup some of the money paid out for his services. Doubts over his fitness mean that a move this summer is improbable. Gordon is aiming to re-assert his claim for a starting slot early next season but is unlikely to be content with being an understudy and a lack of first-team opportunities could prompt him to push for a move sooner rather than later.
A shame, but he wasn't worth £9m. We have goalies who are as good as him here now. Mig is "ok", dunno too much about Westwood - hope he can command the box better that the 2 already mentioned..... Carson is a good young-un, as is, I believe our 17-year-old England int'l (so sorry I forget his name....) Wish him well and want at least £4m for him. x
Unfortunate as i really like the lad. However i really rate mignolet and wouldnt want to risk pissing him off keeping him on the bench and hopefully Westwood can provide good competition to him. Probably a good deal for both player and club and i wouldnt be suprised if arsenal went after him but then again our second team stoke are sure to mount a bid.
Syd as the supermod of this site can you sort something that is pissing me off please. A lot of posts have words repeated on two lines and it disrupts the reading ease of the site. Dunno if its owt you can fix like but if i read it again i will have to give my pet cat a good shoeing.
My bowels loosen appreciably when Gordon goes for a cross. Mig made a howler against Wolves, but I trust him more.
Sadly, I don't, Turn-the-Tide. He's a good shot stopper up to now. I think he needs to be more aggresive towards his defence. Hopefully this will happen as he gets older. Westwood fancies his chances from what I've read, so at least there will be competition. x
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i say sell if someone comes in with an offer of around 3m, better than losing him for nowt next season or a small fee in january. We could still sell him while he's injured, boro sold downing to villa when he was injured
If we get a decent offer I say sell and let the mig and kw scrap it out. Gordon is a very good shot stopper but is lacking in other areas of his game. the mig has got the potential to be better and I've heard good things about westwood.
