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Transfer Rumours The Sunderland Links/Transfer Rumours Thread - Summer 2025

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by Southern A, Jun 19, 2025.

  1. Letalent

    Letalent Member

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    Good footballer - was on the books at PSG / shined at U-17 world cups and Euros
    He has excellent technique - good with deadballs / corners / penalties.
    He has struggled to find his place and his role - his club - he was on the periphery for us.
    RLB decided he didn't want him and excluded a few players from the first-team squad - but he kept working, never shirked, and during an injury crisis, ended up playing an important role for us in a run of 10 games, playing out of position on the LW - he is really a 10 or attacking central midfielder.
    Coming in from the cold, he struggled to complete games - 60, 70 minutes before running out of puff but I think he will get that back with regular game time. We were all impressed that he managed to contribute decently in those 10 games.
    He has the technique and good ability, should probably score more goals (he was unlucky not to score more for us) - he isn't quite fast enough to be a winger in England and his decision-making could be better at times, but he still has a high ceiling. He could be one of the best players in Scotland next season.
     
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  2. Southern A

    Southern A Well-Known Member

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    Excellent summary.
     
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    I think he’s spot on. Great effort, never hides and is generally a good player. Technically he is one of our better players and (no offence) in Scotland he should be a very high level signing and certainly one of the top players. I think in a slightly different circumstance he’d have been very important for us last and next season.
     
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  5. Brainy Dose

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    Yep,it's fair comment lad,and the replies you've had from our lads have been spot on. He's a nice footballer,plenty of skill and effort. It felt like RLB just couldn't find him his position where he could be at his best....competition. He came off the bench, but never really affected anything.We could see the skill and the workrate....never in doubt.Hope he has an upturn in his career with you next season,I'm sure he'll do you well,at least he has some experience of that brutal wind off the North Sea! <laugh>
     
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    Takes a cracking pen too
     
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  7. Brainy Dose

    Brainy Dose Well-Known Member

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    Can we loan him back when we play Burnley! :emoticon-0103-cool:
     
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