Sunderland must sign Dion Sanderson

The January switch window is now formally open for enterprise and Sunderland may very well be busy this month as Kristjaan Speakman makes an attempt to enhance the squad.

Tony Mowbray arrived on the Stadium of Gentle in direction of the top of the summer time window and which means that he has not had a lot of an opportunity to stamp his personal mark on the facet by bringing in his personal gamers.

Despite the circumstances round his arrival, the ex-Blackburn Rovers boss has led the Black Cats to eighth within the Championship desk and in rivalry to struggle for a play-off spot on the finish of the season.

Mowbray should now reignite the membership’s curiosity in central defender Dion Sanderson as he may very well be a wonderful signing for the membership heading into the second half of the marketing campaign.

Scottish giants Rangers and Birmingham, who at present have the centre-back on mortgage, are reportedly vying to land him on a everlasting deal from Premier League facet Wolves and the Black Cats should now throw their hat into the ring.

The Northern Echo reported that Sunderland had been eager on a deal to signal Sanderson, on mortgage or completely, final summer time however he ended up transferring to St. Andrew’s however Mowbray should now make one other transfer for the enforcer.

Was lacking out on Sanderson a howler?

He could be an improve on present central defender Bailey Wright and could be an distinctive signing within the rapid time period and for the long run.

The Australia worldwide has performed 13 instances within the Championship this season for Sunderland and averaged a Sofascore score of 6.85. He has made 1.1 tackles and interceptions per match, accomplished 81% of his tried passes and gained 56% of his particular person duels within the second tier.

Sanderson, who former Mackems boss Lee Johnson as soon as dubbed a “Rolls-Royce“, has averaged a rating of 6.92 throughout 24 appearances for Birmingham. The 6 foot 2 colossus has made a whopping 3.1 tackles and interceptions per outing and gained 55% of his battles on the again, which reveals that he has an analogous degree of effectivity to Wright however is much extra energetic in reducing out opposition assaults.

His common rating additionally means that he has been performing to a better degree than the ex-Bristol Metropolis man and that he could be an improve on Sunderland’s choices in that space of the pitch.

At 23, he’s additionally seven years youthful than Wright and could be a signing for the long run in addition to the right here and now. He would swimsuit the strategy of signing younger gamers with potential to enhance, with the ambition of promoting them on for appreciable revenue additional down the road, and Mowbray should now reignite Sunderland’s curiosity in his companies.