Sheff United eyeing move for defender, report claims
Sunderland could be set to suffer a transfer blow, according to reports.
Talk yesterday centred around Sunderland's Wolves loaneedefenderDionSanderson and a potential move to the Premier League’s bottom club, Sheffield United.
Football Insider states that the Blades have set their sights on the centre-back after an impressive loan stint at the Stadium of Light so far this season.
Indeed, Sheffield United’s manager Chris Wilder is said to have been alerted to the 21-year-old’s performances and is now keeping a close eye on him, with a potential deal on the cards this summer when Sanderson’s contract expires.
The report also claims that the Premier League club’s scouts watched Sanderson in action in Sunderland’s recent 2-1 defeat to Shrewsbury Town.
Black Cats head coach Lee Johnson has stated the club would be interested in signing the Wolves player on a permanent deal in the summer, but only as long as he became available for transfer.
Johnson was also quick to praise Sanderson following Sunderland’s 2-2 draw with Crew Alexandra on Saturday afternoon at Gresty Road.
"He's a centre-half and at his age level, he is an absolute Rolls-Royce,” he said.
"Obviously he is stepping up to men's football and when you do that you come up against different challenges, as Dion did yesterday and he came through that.
"In the Championship, when he was on loan at Cardiff City, he played at rightback, which suited the style they were playing, quite a direct style, when he had Sean Morrison next to him.”