Josh Murphy can be Sunderland’s new McGeady

Sunderland are lower than two months away from kicking off their first Championship season because the 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 all the way down to League One on the first time of asking.

Alex Neil and Kristjaan Speakman might be plotting strikes to enhance the squad and one participant who has been linked with a change to the Stadium of Mild is Josh Murphy.

Journalist Darren Witcoop Tweeted: “Sunderland have registered their curiosity in signing winger Josh Murphy, who is accessible 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 difficult 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 objectives in three League One campaigns as he constantly delivered within the remaining 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 develop into an “instrumental” participant and that’s precisely what he will 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 objectives in that point as he confirmed that he has the standard to make a big effect at that stage.

While his likelihood creation numbers usually are not as excessive as McGeady’s, the attacker was taking part in at a better stage than the previous Celtic man and has the related expertise wanted to shine within the second tier.

Would Murphy be a superb signing?

The winger has struggled for type of late, with no begins, objectives, 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 the best way to get the perfect out of the £25k-per-week wizard, given his kind beneath the Scot for Norwich, and that’s the reason he will be the membership’s new McGeady subsequent season as he will be the go-to creator from out large.

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