Sunderland dealt Jan Paul van Hecke setback

Sunderland have been hit with a late setback of their pursuit of Jan Paul van Hecke in the summertime switch window…

What’s the speak?

Brighton supervisor Graham Potter has revealed that the centre-back is now set to remain on the Premier League membership as a substitute of heading out on mortgage.

The Athletic’s Andy Naylor tweeted: “Graham Potter says Jan Paul van Hecke is extra prone to keep now than be loaned out to Sunderland and so forth.“

The Championship outfit have been eyeing the teen up as a goal forward of switch deadline day on Thursday as certainly one of not less than two signings that they want to make.

This comes only a day after a transfer for PSG midfielder Edouard Michut seemingly fell through, with the Black Cats struggling to conclude a batch of last-minute offers.

Frustration for Speakman

This could depart the Black Cats sporting director Kristjaan Speakman annoyed, as he now solely has two days left to discover a appropriate various to convey to the Stadium of Mild.

There may be little that the ex-Birmingham chief can do to convey Van Hecke to Sunderland now as he was being eyed up as a mortgage signing, which solely hinges on his father or mother membership being prepared to sanction a brief transfer.

Is that this a giant blow?

If it have been a everlasting swoop, then Speakman may enhance or change the supply to tempt Brighton into promoting, however there may be nothing he can do if the Seagulls are intent on retaining the 22-year-old.

This can be significantly irritating for the Sunderland supremo because the Wearside membership are in want of a centre-back after the injury to Daniel Ballard earlier this month. The summer time signing from Arsenal is out for an unspecified period of time, and his absence has led to midfielder Luke O’Nien enjoying out of position at centre-back.

Van Hecke coming in would have solved that subject as he’s a proven Championship performer in that place, enjoying in a again three on mortgage at Blackburn final time period.

The Dutchman averaged a SofaScore rating of 7.00 throughout 31 outings within the division, making 3.3 tackles and interceptions per recreation. This season, no Black Cats centre-back with not less than one begin has averaged a rating greater than 6.88.

Due to this fact, Van Hecke has the standard to be a wonderful participant at this stage and would have been an excellent addition to the Sunderland squad, overlaying for Ballard and permitting O’Nien to play in his pure place while being a possible improve on their present choices.

Speakman can be annoyed by Brighton’s choice however should use that frustration to gas a seek for one other participant to take up that place within the squad.