Sunderland miss out on deal for John Ruddy

Sunderland have been dealt a serious blow of their pursuit of goalkeeper John Ruddy in the summertime switch window…

What’s the discuss?

The Northern Echo reporter Scott Wilson has revealed that Alex Neil was eyeing up a deal to snap up the previous Wolves ‘keeper.

He tweeted: “#SAFC have been severely contemplating John Ruddy as a goalkeeper signing – however the former England worldwide seems to be heading to Birmingham as an alternative…”

Shortly after this declare, the Blues officially announced the signing of the veteran shot-stopper on a free switch forward of the 2022/23 marketing campaign.

Neil can be gutted

The Black Cats supervisor will certainly be gutted by this improvement, because the 35-year-old would have been a superb addition to the Sunderland squad.

He would have are available in with a pre-existing relationship with Neil. Ruddy performed 76 instances for him throughout their time collectively at Norwich over the course of three seasons, together with one within the Premier League and two within the Championship.

Is that this a giant blow for Sunderland?

The pair skilled a promotion season within the second tier collectively as they beat Middlesbrough 2-0 within the play-off remaining within the 2014/15 marketing campaign. This reveals that they each know what it takes to get promoted out of the division, and that the shot-stopper would have introduced priceless expertise to the group.

He has racked up 122 appearances within the Premier League, together with 163 within the Championship, and this reveals how a lot data he would have been capable of present to the remainder of the workforce, as he has been there and achieved it within the prime two tiers of English soccer.

Ruddy might have been the right quantity two to push Anthony Patterson, while aiding the 22-year-old’s improvement by giving him suggestions and serving to him in coaching. He might have imparted his knowledge to the younger shot-stopper to assist him settle into life within the second tier.

As an alternative, he can be an asset to considered one of their Championship rivals at Birmingham Metropolis. Neil can be gutted that the participant with whom he was eager on reuniting has ended up going to a membership towards whom they are going to be competing within the 2022/23 marketing campaign.

The 41-year-old will even be fuming that he doesn’t have the skilled back-up that he desires, because it leaves Patterson without any real competition for his place between the sticks. The teen wants somebody to problem him and Kristjaan Speakman should now work exhausting to discover a appropriate different to Ruddy earlier than the tip of the switch window.

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