Sunderland can unearth new McGeady

Sunderland AFC face the robust activity of changing Black Cats main-stay Aiden McGeady, after releasing the veteran winger final month.

Regardless of fighting a knee injury within the season simply gone, McGeady nonetheless managed to make 14 appearances for Alex Neil’s aspect, chipping in with a wholesome seven returns within the type of three objectives and four assists.

While he didn’t instantly contribute to the Black Cats’ play-off success on the pitch, his expertise in and across the dressing room would certainly have helped the aspect to drag off such a feat.

McGeady has been there by thick and skinny with Sunderland, becoming a member of them within the Championship and staying with them as they sunk to the third tier of English soccer.

Sunderland might certainly make use of an skilled and medical midfielder in what could possibly be a tricky survival marketing campaign within the Championship this season.

And so they can discover that have within the soon-to-be free-agent Robbie Brady, who joined Bournemouth forward of the second half of final season, with rumours round a possible transfer to Sunderland rising, as per TEAMtalk.

Ought to Sunderland signal Brady?

The 57-cap Eire worldwide solely made six Championship appearances as a consequence of damage although, with Scott Parker stating this final 12 months through the Bournemouth Echo:

“Robbie has been in all probability one of the crucial pissed off out of everybody actually. It’s been very stop-start. It’s been niggly for Rob, so he’s happy to be again.

“We have to try to hold him again now, hold him ticking alongside, as a result of he’s obtained large high quality, large expertise as effectively and he might assist us for the run-in.”

Brady, who has scored 27 objectives all through his profession and is able to a “cracking free-kick”, presents a higher degree of versatility, having the ability to occupy each superior and defensive positions alongside the flanks, and if he can keep match, might bolster Neil’s aspect having been a first-team Premier League participant simply two seasons in the past.

Obtainable on a free, Brady is value a bet from the angle of the Sunderland boss and will supply the same presence to membership veteran McGeady.

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