Evan Ferguson has been made available for loan in January. Surely half the premier league clubs will be rushing in for him.
I think the best think for the lad would be to go and get 20-odd games in the Championship where he's playing week in, week out and hopefully grabbing 7+ goals in the process. I'd have thought an in form team battling for promotion would be a good shout - do Sunderland have space for a striker?
