Sunderland are lower than two months away from kicking off their first Championship season for the reason that 2017/18 marketing campaign.
The Black Cats secured promotion through the play-offs and can now be trying to make sure that they don’t head straight again right down to League One on the first time of asking.
Alex Neil and Kristjaan Speakman will probably be plotting strikes to enhance the squad and one participant who has been linked with a change to the Stadium of Gentle is Josh Murphy.
Journalist Darren Witcoop Tweeted: “Sunderland have registered their curiosity in signing winger Josh Murphy, who is out there on a free. Alex Neil labored with Murphy at Norwich and is a giant fan. Curiosity in Wolves defender Dion Sanderson and keeper John Ruddy as reported elsewhere stays.”
New Aiden McGeady
By securing a deal to signal the attacker within the coming weeks, Speakman can land the membership’s new Aiden McGeady out on the left wing.
Just like the Irishman, Murphy is a tough left winger who likes to chop inside onto his proper foot and is adept at creating probabilities for his teammates.
McGeady created 25 ‘huge probabilities’ and scored 11 targets in three League One campaigns as he constantly delivered within the last third for the membership, which is what the ex-Norwich man can now replicate.
Former Cardiff boss Neil Warnock as soon as tipped Murphy to turn into an “instrumental” participant and that’s precisely what he may be for the Black Cats within the second tier.
In his final two Championship campaigns for Norwich – one in every of which got here beneath Neil – he supplied 12 ‘huge probabilities’ in 43 begins. He additionally scored 11 targets in that point as he confirmed that he has the standard to make a huge impact at that degree.
While his likelihood creation numbers aren’t as excessive as McGeady’s, the attacker was enjoying at the next degree than the previous Celtic man and has the related expertise wanted to shine within the second tier.
Would Murphy be a very good signing?
Sure
No
The winger has struggled for type of late, with no begins, targets, or assists for Preston final time period, however his relationship with the Sunderland coach can spark his profession again to life.
Neil clearly is aware of learn how to get the most effective out of the £25k-per-week wizard, given his type beneath the Scot for Norwich, and that’s the reason he may be the membership’s new McGeady subsequent season as he may be the go-to creator from out broad.
AND in different information, Scott Wilson delivers huge SAFC switch improvement that’ll go away Speakman scrambling…
