Sunderland must sign Anthony Scully

Sunderland have loved a powerful return to taking part in within the Championship for the primary time for the reason that 2017/18 marketing campaign.

The Black Cats are at the moment fifth within the desk after 5 matches and have solely misplaced as soon as – in opposition to league leaders Sheffield United – after successful the League One play-off remaining to earn promotion to the second tier.

Kristjaan Speakman has bolstered Alex Neil’s squad over the summer season with the likes of Daniel Ballard and Ellis Simms, and he has till subsequent Thursday to make any additional signings.

The switch deadline is quick approaching and the Black Cats supervisor has made it clear that he desires extra gamers coming in, just lately admitting that he expects one or two signings earlier than the ultimate few days of the window.

It has been reported that he desires 4 or 5 new additions in complete, and one participant with whom the membership have been linked – alongside Sheffield United and different Championship sides – is Lincoln winger Anthony Scully.

Sunderland should now push forward with a deal to signal the previous West Ham academy attacker, as he could possibly be a giant improve on Patrick Roberts.

Ought to Sunderland signal Scully?

The Englishman has solely performed 42 minutes of motion within the second tier this season, averaging a SofaScore rating of 6.45. This got here after he made 17 appearances for the membership in League One final time period and contributed with two objectives and one help, taking part in as a wing-back and a winger at instances.

He didn’t make a big influence within the remaining third throughout 2021/22 and he’s now struggling to power his manner into getting common minutes in a better division.

In the meantime, Scully performed 35 video games for Lincoln in the identical league final season and produced 11 objectives and seven assists, creating 11 ‘massive possibilities’ in complete.

The Irishman, who Tony Carr as soon as praised for having an “eye for a aim”, managed that after scoring 11 objectives and organising four in 24 League One begins within the 2020/21 marketing campaign.

These statistics counsel that Scully – who has 80 aim contributions in 159 profession matches at youth and senior stage – has much more to supply on the high finish of the pitch than Roberts. He has proven that he can rating extra objectives and create extra possibilities in League One than the 25-year-old, which signifies that he would additionally stand a greater probability of creating the step as much as the Championship.

On the age of 23, he’s a younger participant with the potential to develop and enhance even additional. Which means Sunderland can be signing somebody with vital resale worth and the scope to turn out to be a greater participant sooner or later, while additionally being an improve on Roberts within the here-and-now, and that’s the reason Speakman should snap him up.