Sunderland could unearth Caden Kelly

With a number of gifted youth prospects, over time there was a gentle stream of academy graduates who’ve gone on to make their mark within the Sunderland first workforce.

While the likes of Jordan Pickford and Jordan Henderson could be the extra infamous examples, even gamers resembling Dan Neil and Lynden Gooch are at present making their influence for Tony Mowbray’s facet.

Ought to Caden Kelly be given an opportunity within the Championship?

The 58-year-old may now add one other identify to that record, with Caden Kelly an thrilling versatile teenager who appears to have means and maturity far past his age.

Having already featured at attacking midfield and on the wing, he attracts similarities with Patrick Roberts for his technical proficiency relatively than blistering velocity.

Maybe with the Englishman enduring an inconsistent season, outlined in his 6.85 common SofaScore score, the 18-year-old might be slowly built-in with a view to at some point change the previous Manchester Metropolis trickster.

Having set the U18s Premier League alight through the 2020/21 season, the place he recorded eight aim contributions, he greater than earned his promotion to the U23 facet.

That step up once more didn’t faze {the teenager}, as he would rating twice and help an extra three earlier than solidifying his place in that age group.

His development has been so meteoric that this season he even made a cameo within the Black Cats’ 2-0 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday within the EFL Cup, his first senior look for the membership and an enormous assertion of intent from Mowbray.

It’s clear that Kelly is properly considered on Wearside, with journalist Josh Bunting taking to Twitter to additional reward the teenager.

He claimed: “Caden Kelly is a really good footballer for Sunderland, actually technical, has wonderful imaginative and prescient and that pertains to good cross choice, performs by way of the strains with relative ease.”

It looks as if he may possess the artistic spark wanted to unlock the tough Championship defences they usually face, and with Ellis Simms and Ross Stewart hopefully each to return quickly, it might be a devastating mixture ought to he be given an opportunity.

He may rival and even at some point surpass Roberts, with a transparent technical proficiency and a physicality that can include time.