Sunderland: Surridge could be Simms 2.0

Sunderland are out there to signal a brand new quantity 9 through the January switch window after being dealt a blow to their squad in the beginning of the month.

Premier League aspect Everton determined to recall striker Ellis Simms from his mortgage spell on the Stadium of Mild and Tony Mowbray has now been left with Ross Stewart as his solely pure possibility in that place.

Kristjaan Speakman and Mowbray may now repeat the masterclass Sunderland performed with Simms through the first half of the season by bringing in one other loanee from the top-flight.

Earlier this month, Sky Sports activities journalist Keith Downie revealed that the Black Cats are occupied with signing Nottingham Forest striker Sam Surridge.

The reporter claimed that the centre-forward is accessible on mortgage from the Premier League aspect and that fellow Championship outfit Burnley are additionally eager on the marksman.

Would Sam Surridge be a great signing?

Simms spent the primary half of the marketing campaign at Sunderland on a brief foundation from Everton and caught the attention along with his spectacular performances on the high finish of the pitch.

The 22-year-old averaged a Sofascore rating of 7.03 as he produced seven targets and two assists in 14 Championship begins for the Black Cats, which reveals that he was in a position to put in good performances frequently while scoring and helping targets for the crew.

He was a terrific signing who hit the bottom operating on Wearside to push the membership up the desk within the division and Surridge may now are available as the same addition this 12 months.

Like Simms was final summer season, the Forest dynamo is a Premier League striker who has struggled for minutes within the top-flight – beginning simply once to date.

Nonetheless, he has racked up two targets and two assists in 4 EFL Cup appearances for Steve Cooper this time period, which reveals that he’s not fully out of shape at current.

The ahead can also be a confirmed goalscorer within the Championship as he plundered 9 targets and two assists in 11 begins, enjoying 37 matches in whole, within the division final season for Forest as they gained promotion to the highest tier. This reveals that he has the flexibility to attain targets frequently from the beginning at this stage.

Surridge, who was as soon as hailed as “clinical” by journalist Callum Castel, may very well be a superb addition to the crew and will change the goalscoring menace the membership misplaced when Simms went again to Goodison Park.

Subsequently, Mowbray should push to finish a deal for the £15k-per-week dynamo because the 24-year-old has the potential to be Simms 2.0 for the Black Cats.