Sunderland’s Pritchard Heir Could Be 19 Y/o Signing

Sunderland’s 2022/23 marketing campaign sadly got here crashing to an finish earlier this week as they misplaced to Luton City within the semi-finals of the Championship play-offs.

The Black Cats, who had been lacking the likes of Dennis Cirkin, Danny Batth, and Ross Stewart, misplaced 3-2 on mixture and will probably be enjoying within the second tier subsequent season.

Tony Mowbray is reportedly set to proceed as the top coach and planning is underway for the membership to bolster the squad heading into the next 12 months.

It was just lately reported that they’re inquisitive about a possible swoop to signal Northern Irish attacking midfielder Charlie Lindsay on a free switch.

Who’s Charlie Lindsay?

The 19-year-old expertise is a flexible ahead who has the potential to attain and help targets regularly and may very well be a wonderful addition to Sunderland.

He’s going to be a free agent this summer season upon the expiry of his contract with Scottish giants Rangers and Black Cats sporting director Kristjaan Speakman may land Mowbray his dream Alex Pritchard inheritor by securing a cut price swoop for the gem.

The Northern Eire U21 worldwide didn’t make a senior look throughout his time at Ibrox however his type for his or her academy aspect suggests that there’s a massive expertise to be unearthed.

Lindsay scored 14 targets and offered seven assists in 48 appearances for his or her B and U19 groups and David Lowry, who was his coach at Glentoran, beforehand hailed the maestro’s attributes in the midst of the park by saying:

“He’s a box-to-box midfielder who covers each blade of grass. He’s highly effective and fast, and his vary of passing is first-class. He additionally is aware of when to select a move, after which he delivers it with precision. He ticks so many packing containers as a footballer.”

{The teenager} may very well be the perfect inheritor to Pritchard’s throne on the Stadium of Gentle as, just like the Englishman, he’s a inventive participant with an eye fixed for objective.

Lindsay, who racked up 12 targets and 6 assists in 33 video games within the Lowland League this season, has not confirmed himself at first-team stage but however may study from the ex-Tottenham and Norwich dynamo as he adjusts to enjoying senior soccer.

Pritchard, 30, scored 4 targets and offered six assists in 28 Championship begins in 2022/23 and has been a dependable possibility for Mowbray to name upon within the no.10 position.

The wizard has the standard to be a difference-maker on the prime finish of the pitch, by breaking down an opposition defence with a move or ending off a transfer himself, and Lindsay’s type at youth stage for Rangers signifies that he may develop into being the same participant.