Sunderland set to sign Jan Paul van Hecke

An replace has emerged on Sunderland and their pursuit of Jan Paul van Hecke in the summertime switch window…

What’s the speak?

Blackburn Rovers reporter Wealthy Sharpe has claimed that the Black Cats are set to beat their Championship rivals to the signing of the 22-year-old.

The Dutchman is predicted to place pen to paper on a brand new take care of Premier League aspect Brighton earlier than arriving on the Stadium of Gentle.

Sharpe Tweeted: “Rovers’ hopes of signing Jan Paul van Hecke set to be dashed, as anticipating him to signal a brand new contract with Brighton after which be a part of Sunderland on mortgage… …higher information in that there’s an expectation the Sepp van Berg deal will undergo.”

Dream Daniel Ballard substitute

By securing this deal for the defender, Sunderland might be bringing in a dream substitute for injured centre-back Daniel Ballard.

Will Jan Paul van Hecke be an excellent signing?

Alex Neil lately confirmed that the previous Arsenal man is going through a spell on the sidelines, saying: “Dan has a small fracture in his foot. He’s going to be out for the foreseeable future, however it’s troublesome to place a timescale on it.

“Now we have just a few different scans to undertake – and a few specialists to see – to totally perceive the severity of it, however that course of is underway to make sure he then receives the mandatory remedy to get him again as quickly as we will.”

This has left the membership with out the participant they introduced in to begin on the appropriate of their again three and van Hecke can now are available to fill that void.

The £4.1k-per-week gem is a right-footed centre-back, which means that he can be snug on that aspect of the defence, and he has confirmed that he has the standard to be a stable participant within the Championship.

Within the second tier final season, van Hecke averaged a SofaScore rating of 7.00 throughout 31 outings within the division in comparison with Ballard’s rating of 6.95 on mortgage at Millwall.

Defensively, the Dutchman – who has been dubbed “highly regarded” by Josh Bunting – caught the attention with 3.3 tackles and interceptions per sport and a 60% win fee in his particular person duels.

In the meantime, the previous Gunners gem made 3.5 tackles and interceptions per match and gained 64% of his battles towards opposition gamers.

These statistics counsel that the 2 gamers, who’re each 22, have an analogous talent degree within the Championship as their defensive numbers will not be vastly totally different, while van Hecke has the sting in the case of the typical customary of his performances.