Head coach will not be drawn on Hume links
DANNY COWLEY is remaining tight-lipped on Pompey’s reported interest in Denver Hume.
The Blues are in the market for an attacking left-back able to operate as a wing-back, with a signing hoped for this month.
The 25-year-old Hume fits the bill, with 84 appearances and three goals for the Black Cats since graduating from their academy system.
Ironically, Pompey travel to the Stadium of Light tomorrow, seeking their first League One victory of 2022.
However, ahead of the fixture, Cowley would not be drawn on the issue of Hume.
Hetold The News: ‘I think we are being linked with a lot of players from a lot of clubs.
‘I certainly won’t be talking about a player that plays in a team that we are coming up against on Saturday.
‘I don’t think that would be fair on (manager) Lee Johnson or Sunderland as a football club.
‘I am aware of him as a player, I have just spent 48 hours watching Sunderland, so he’s a player that we know.’
Cowley wants two more recruits before the end of the January transfer window, with a left wing-back one of them.
Lee Brown and Reeco Hackett are currently battling it out for the role, with the head coach having reintroduced a back three at the end of November.
With Hackett sidelined by a foot injury for Tuesday night’s clash against AFC Wimbledon, Brown returned to the team for the goalless Plough Lane draw.
However, Hackett is now pushing for a return ahead of tomorrow’s trek to Sunderland.
The left-footed winger has started eight of the
Blues’ last 10 matches in all competitions in the wing-back role after being converted this term.