Docherty, Norburn in Parky’s thinking
Phil Parkinson hasn’t ruled out a loan move for Rangers midfielder Greg Docherty this month – and says he remains one of several midfielders the club is monitoring.
A move for Docherty appeared to have stalled earlier this week, with interest from Charlton, but Parkinson says the deal is not fully dead and the Black Cats will reassess theirmidfieldoptionsoverthe coming days.
Speaking ahead of the visit ofDoncasterRoverstotheStadium of Light, Parkinson also confirmed the club has made an enquiry about Ollie Norburn at Shrewsbury but again stressed he was just one possible option the club is considering.
Central midfield is one area Parkinson is aiming to strengthen ahead of the January 31 deadline.
On Docherty, Parkinson said: “Greg is one of a number of players we are looking at in that position, we have made contact with Rangers.
“We are weighing up all of our options.
“We will sit down after the weekend and see where we want to go. Greg has other options as well.”
Pressed on whether the deal was dead, Parkinson added: “It is not completely dead.
“At this stage there are many players we have spoken to, club and agents wise, some names come out, some don’t. Greg is one of those.”
On Norburn, Parkinson added: “Another player we had watched and looked at, we made an enquiry about him. Honestly, it is just a number of situations we are weighing up and working on.”
And does Parkinson think Sunderland’stransferbusiness will go to the wire? He added: “Normallyforonereasonoranother the last day is busy.”