Sunderland: Sohna could replace Evans

Sunderland have been lately hit with an enormous damage setback as membership captain Corry Evans was ruled out for the remainder of the season after damaging his anterior cruciate ligament.

The midfielder suffered the damage within the current Championship win over Middlesbrough and is now anticipated to bear surgical procedure earlier than beginning his restoration course of.

When requested if the blow might tempt him again into the marketplace for a alternative, Black Cats supervisor Tony Mowbray gave this reply: “We’ve had some preliminary conversations [about transfers] so we simply have to attend and see the way it impacts on the opposite stuff that we’re attempting to do.

“Now we have added further competitors with Pierre Ekwah and we’re pushing on with different areas of the pitch however we’ve acquired a number of days to probably to have a look at it and see if one thing could possibly be executed.”

While Sunderland might use the ultimate few days of the January switch window to herald a brand new signing to bolster the membership’s choices in that place, Mowbray might additionally save Kristjaan Speakman thousands and thousands by unearthing a gem from the academy.

Harrison Sohna might step up and compete for a spot within the midfield alongside the likes of Luke O’Nien, Edouard Michut and Dan Neil, if if given the chance to take action.

Ought to Mowbray unleash Sohna?

The 20-year-old is a combative midfielder who was given an opportunity to catch the attention within the Carabao Cup earlier this season towards Sheffield Wednesday and confirmed indicators of promise. He made 4 tackles and interceptions mixed while profitable 100% of his aerial battles, and he accomplished 79% of his tried passes towards the League One opposition (as per Sofascore).

Sohna additionally made three interceptions and two tackles in three EFL Trophy matches within the first half of the marketing campaign, together with finishing 88% of his passes and creating two probabilities for his team-mates as he confirmed his high quality on each side of the sport.

Journalist Josh Bunting lately described the teen as “sharp” and “excellent” as he caught the attention in a pre-season pleasant final summer season, and his statistics within the Carabao Cup and EFL Trophy this time period counsel that Sohna has adopted up on that early promise.

The 20-year-old might not have the expertise {that a} participant like Evans brings in the course of the park, however the former Aston Villa expertise has proven that he has the potential to be a combative, ball-winning drive in midfield, and that’s the reason Mowbray should use this damage as an excuse to unleash the prospect slightly than taking a late punt within the switch market.