Sunderland might see £20m bid accepted to seal new signing

The summer time switch window all the time throws out some loopy tales and Sunderland full-back Trai Hume has already been the topic of an odd switch hyperlink.

It was just lately reported that Spanish giants Actual Madrid have the Northern Eire worldwide on an inventory of potential right-back targets to return in and compete with Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Regis Le Bris doesn’t have an excessive amount of to fret about, although, because the LaLiga aspect are set to signal Inter star Denzel Dumfries to fill that slot on the correct aspect of the defence.

When requested concerning the hyperlinks on worldwide responsibility, the Black Cats defender mentioned: “Clearly, I seen it, however I did not actually suppose an excessive amount of of it to be sincere.”

It was a curious hyperlink, with all due respect to Hume, as a result of the Sunderland star was not a daily at right-back within the Premier League this season, beginning 11 instances on the correct wing and ten instances at left-back.

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Nordi Mukiele was usually most well-liked forward of the Northern Irishman in his favoured place, leaving him to play on the wing or at left-back to get minutes, and the Frenchman might begin the 2026/27 marketing campaign because the first-choice at right-back.

Now, the membership are reportedly a star who would ship Hume even additional down the pecking order on the Stadium of Mild subsequent season.

Based on West Ham United insider ExWHUEmployee, Sunderland are considered one of numerous groups fascinated about a deal to signal Aaron Wan-Bissaka after their relegation from the Premier League.

Chatting with The West Ham Approach, ExWHUEmployee mentioned: “There may be curiosity in Aaron Wan-Bissaka. Everton are one membership regarded as eager however Sunderland, Newcastle, Fulham and Turkish aspect Fenerbahce are additionally mentioned to be monitoring the scenario.

“Everton appear essentially the most advance out of these golf equipment. Apparently although if Fenerbahce curiosity quantities to something, he might substitute Nelson Semedo at proper again”

They added: “With out gamers included the membership shall be on the lookout for between £15-£20m for the total again and he may also be going to the World Cup the place he can additional showcase his potential.”

Sunderland, subsequently, might see a bid of as much as £20m accepted for the DR Congo worldwide in the event that they determine to formalise their curiosity with an official provide.

Why that is unhealthy information for Sunderland defender Trai Hume

Hume’s pure place is right-back and that’s the place he has performed the vast majority of his soccer on the Stadium of Mild, actually earlier than Mukiele got here via the door to take his beginning berth.

The signing of Wan-Bissaka from West Ham this summer time would add one other participant between the Northern Irishman and a daily beginning function in his favoured place.

Regardless of being relegated from the top-flight with the Hammers, the £20m-rated full-back’s performances recommend that he would arrive on Wearside as a greater choice at right-back for Le Bris than Hume.

Wan-Bissaka, as soon as dubbed a “monster” by expertise scout Jacek Kulig, is understood for being a defence-first full-back who excels in one-on-one challenges and making sliding tackles, but he outperformed the Sunderland right-back from an offensive perspective.

His far superior cross success price means that the DR Congo worldwide might present extra of a risk down the correct flank on the overlap than the Northern Irishman, including one other dimension to the group’s assault.

The 28-year-old star additionally confirmed his offensive high quality within the 2024/25 marketing campaign with seven ‘massive probabilities’ created and 5 assists for West Ham, while he additionally scored two objectives.

In that season, Wan-Bissaka averaged 3.7 tackles and interceptions per recreation and averaged 1.8 accomplished dribbles per recreation, while Hume solely averaged 0.1 accomplished dribbles per match within the league this time period.

The Sunderland switch goal’s kind within the Premier League for West Ham within the final two Premier League seasons recommend that he can be much better than Hume as an out-and-out defender, as he will get dribbled previous much less and makes extra defensive interventions, while additionally providing extra as a inventive risk on the ball.

That’s the reason the membership’s curiosity in signing the previous Manchester United full-back ought to come as unhealthy information for the reported Actual Madrid goal, because it might depart him because the third-choice choice behind Mukiele and Wan-Bissaka within the Premier League subsequent season.