Sunderland: Yates could replace Simms

Sunderland boss Tony Mowbray is going through the prospect of a busy month of enterprise on the Stadium of Mild through the January switch window.

The Black Cats boss was hit with an early blow to his squad as Premier League facet Everton determined to activate their recall choice on striker Ellis Simms and the ahead has now returned to Goodison Park, having initially been on a season-long mortgage.

He had averaged a Sofascore rating of 7.07 throughout 17 appearances within the Championship for the membership – scoring seven objectives and helping two while creating five ‘massive possibilities’ for his teammates.

The Englishman was constant and dependable on the high finish of the pitch for Sunderland and Mowbray and Kristjaan Speakman should dip into the market to supply a alternative.

Sky Sports activities reporter Keith Downie not too long ago claimed that the Black Cats may pursue a deal to signal Blackpool centre-forward Jerry Yates to switch Ross Stewart if the Scotland worldwide had been to depart this month.

Nonetheless, this was earlier than Simms’ recall and the membership should now swoop for the Tangerines marksman to take the Everton striker’s place within the squad, to compete with Stewart as an alternative of changing him.

Ought to Sunderland signal Jerry Yates?

Yates, who has been hailed as “immense” and “on fire” by Blackpool journalist Sean McGinlay, has been in terrific kind within the second tier this time period and will present the goalscoring menace that Sunderland have misplaced initially of this month.

The 26-year-old has averaged a Sofascore rating of 6.96 and located the again of the online nine occasions in 25 appearances within the league this season. This implies that he may have an analogous impression to the one which Simms had in entrance of aim for the Black Cats, as each gamers have confirmed that they will rating on a semi-regular foundation at this degree.

Yates has additionally proven that he can link-up play and supply for others by creating six ‘massive possibilities’ for his teammates and registering two assists within the Championship, which implies that he may substitute Simms’ high quality in each scoring and establishing objectives.

Bringing him in on a everlasting deal would additionally safe the long-term way forward for Sunderland’s striker division as an alternative of getting a participant on mortgage till the tip of the season, which might imply that there can be much less trigger for concern heading into the summer time.

Due to this fact, Mowbray should push Speakman to strike a deal for Yates within the coming weeks as he might be a dream alternative for Simms.