Sunderland set to pay £1m for Bennette

An replace has emerged on Sunderland and their pursuit of Jewison Bennette in the summertime switch window…

What’s the speak?

Journalist Kevin Jimenez has claimed that the Black Cats shall be paying a charge within the area of £1m to land the younger winger this week, making him the membership’s 7th signing.

He Tweeted: “In line with my sources in England, the sale of Brandon Aguilera to Nottingham Forest was $2 million whereas that of Jewison Bennette was $1.3 million to Sunderland.”

This comes after Roker Report’s Danny Roberts supplied an replace on the deal, Tweeting:

“Jewison Bennette set to fly to England tomorrow to finish medical exams on Wednesday, forward of transfer to Sunderland. ‘100% accomplished – 4 12 months deal.’ Transfer been agreed since final week and I’m informed the transfer doesn’t embody a mortgage again clause.”

Think about him & Alex Pritchard

Bennette would arrive on the Stadium of Gentle as a youngster with no expertise exterior of his personal nation and because of this it might take him time to settle into life in England.

Will Bennette be signing?

The Black Cats might must be affected person with him due to his age and lack of publicity at first workforce degree. Because of this easing him into the squad within the coming weeks could possibly be the easiest way to go for Alex Neil, as it could permit him to acclimatise to his new setting earlier than being chucked into motion.

Journalist Josh Bunting has, nonetheless, hailed the transfer as a worthwhile gamble, Tweeting: “Jewison Bennette Costa Rica’s youngest capped participant, there’s clearly high quality in there. It’s an attention-grabbing transfer and exhibits we’re wanting in all completely different sorts of markets. 2 targets in 4 matches for Herediano to date, don’t know something about him nevertheless it’s a danger I might take.”

The 18-year-old has been capped six occasions by his nation and racked up three targets and five assists in 35 senior membership appearances, exhibiting that he has had a fast development at such a younger age as that is his third season within the first workforce.

A technique that the membership may also help him to regulate to taking part in in England could possibly be to set him a mentor and who higher than Alex Pritchard?

The previous Norwich man is skilled in English soccer and is a top quality attacking participant who might impart his knowledge to the younger winger this season.

Pritchard has performed 253 league matches in his profession – within the Premier League, Championship, and League One – and has been excellent for Sunderland since arriving final 12 months.

This season, solely Ellis Simms (8.15) has averaged a better SofaScore rating than the attacking midfielder (7.67) within the Black Cats squad. He was additionally second to Ross Stewart within the scores for the 2021/22 marketing campaign and this implies that the skilled maestro is likely one of the membership’s high performers – rating high in that class final time period and within the present marketing campaign out of all of the midfielders.

Due to this fact, he could possibly be the proper participant to take Bennette beneath his wing this season to assist him adapt to English soccer, as Pritchard is aware of the extent in and out and might play a component within the teenager’s growth.