Sunderland have been linked with a swoop for highly-rated teenager Kyle Magennis.The 19-year-old midfielder has caught the eye at St Mirren, and could follow manager Jack Ross to the Stadium of Light this summer, according to reports today. Magennis is valued at £1million and the Express say Ross rates the youngster more highly than all of the starlets he brought through the ranks at the Paisley club. Ross built a vibrant, exciting squad at the Buddies, with Magennis helping them cruise to the Championship title. Magennis made 29 appearances, scoring twice, and his form alerted a number of English clubs. He signed a three-year contract at the Buddies last summer. New Sunderland boss Ross has been promised transfer funds by owner Stewart Donald as he looks to guide the Black Cats out of League One at the first attempt. Donald said: “In League One the transfer fees aren’t large. Looking at the numbers we’ve put through the budget for Sunderland is going to be pretty hefty for League One. “There’s going to be a lot more, I would imagine, than any of the teams who got promoted last summer. We can generate what funds we need for that. "We look at the playing budget, of which there will obviously be transfer fees involved in. “That’s going to be a good budget for Sunderland and I’m sure it’s a budget that one or two Championship managers would like."
We need to hit the ground running and a small outlay now will look well worth it this time next year. This could be pure speculation, but we may need to recruit, depending on departures, and I feel we are in good hands at last.
I love a few transfer rumours when we've got some money to spend. I'd be surprised if Ross didn't move for the best players from his last club.
Sounds like a promising young lad and he's got experience of competitive first team football. Think we need to be looking at players like this as opposed to PL youngsters like Ejaria, who might be talented but are used to the sanitised environment of u23 football).
For the time being at least, and long term I would like to see fewer loan players brought in, and more academy players given a chance.
Only 18 incoming transfers carried a fee this season gone. I don't want us throwing around to much money in this league. £1m can get 4 or 5 quality league one players in.
Stat master strikes again!! Agree totally. Although nobody in that league had a £35m parachute payment
Vaughan banged in 24 goals for buy in this league before he joined us. That's the world we're playing football in now.
