Sunderland are contemplating a mortgage transfer to signal Manchester United striker Joe Hugill this summer time, based on journalist Alan Nixon.
The Lowdown: Hugill profiled
The Pink Devils starlet started his profession on the Stadium of Mild having labored his approach up via the academy ranks however never made a senior look within the Championship.
Erik Ten Hag isn’t prone to embrace the 19-year-old, who’s presently out on a season-long loan at Altrincham, in his first-team plans subsequent time period, and it seems like Tony Mowbray is seeking to capitalise by bringing him again to the northeast.
The Newest: Sunderland eyeing Hugill
In keeping with Nixon (through Football League World), United are ‘planning’ to ship Hugill on one other mortgage in 2023/24, with Sunderland ‘on alert’ to his availability.
The Black Cats’ consideration has been ‘caught’ by this improvement and it’s reported that the boss can be ‘seeking to enhance’ his attacking ranks forward of the brand new marketing campaign.
The Verdict: Potential benefit?
Hugill shares the identical agent as Anthony Patterson, Trai Hume and Patrick Roberts, so this might probably give Sunderland a bonus when attempting to get a deal over the road.
The Durham-born expertise has posted 50 aim contributions (44 objectives and 6 assists) in 77 profession appearances and is aware of what it takes to achieve success having lifted the FA Youth Cup in 2022.
Standing at 6 foot 2, the striker would additionally present an aerial menace and be the best goal man together with his top within the ultimate third, very like Ross Stewart.
Hugill has been labelled a ‘scientific’ finisher by journalist Josh Bunting and it might be an enormous coup for Mowbray ought to he have the ability to purchase his providers.
