Sunderland could find Clarke 2.0 in Diamond

Sunderland have loved a strong return to life again within the Championship as they presently sit eleventh within the table after 13 matches within the division since their promotion from League One.

The Black Cats escaped the third tier after 4 years by successful the play-offs beneath Alex Neil final season and Kristjaan Speakman labored onerous over the summer season to enhance the workforce.

Jack Clarke, Aji Alese, Daniel Ballard, Edouard Michut, and Ellis Simms are just some of the gamers he dropped at the Stadium of Gentle to enhance the squad.

Clarke put pen to paper on a four-year contract as he accomplished a permanent transfer to the membership for an undisclosed payment after spending the second half of final season on mortgage from Tottenham.

The younger attacker scored once and supplied three assists in 20 League One appearances for the Black Cats and has taken his recreation to the following degree since becoming a member of completely.

He has averaged a SofaScore rating of 7.08 and chipped in with an excellent four objectives and four assists in 13 appearances within the Championship to this point this season, showcasing his means to be a match-winner together with his contributions on the prime finish of the pitch.

The winger, who has made 2.0 tackles and interceptions and accomplished 1.8 dribbles per recreation, joined for a deal that has been reported to probably be value as much as £10m sooner or later and his performances on the pitch recommend that he’s offering worth for cash at this second in time.

Gamers who could make the distinction within the last third are value tens of millions as they’ll win matches on their very own and Tony Mowbray might have one other Clarke on the membership already in Jack Diamond.

Does Diamond have a future at Sunderland?

The Sunderland academy graduate was despatched out on mortgage to Lincoln in League One this season and the 22-year-old is having fun with a elegant marketing campaign to this point.

Diamond, who was as soon as described as “powerful” by Lee Johnson, joined the third-tier outfit in direction of the tip of August and has made an on the spot impression, scoring four objectives in his first 5 league matches for the membership.

Alongside together with his objectives, he has additionally created one ‘large probability’ for his teammates and made 3.6 tackles and interceptions per recreation, while finishing 2.6 dribbles per outing.

This comes after he produced 13 objectives and six assists on mortgage at Harrogate City in 39 League Two appearances within the 2021/22 marketing campaign.

The Sunderland teen has confirmed, like Clarke has this season, that he has the standard to be a match-winner together with his aim contributions at League Two and League One degree.

Mowbray might now stop Speakman from needing to splash out tens of millions on one other winger for the primary workforce by bringing Diamond again into the fold in 2023 and integrating him into the squad to see if he has the standard to copy his type within the Championship.