Sunderland Echo

Cats could cash in as Gers move in for Maja

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Rangers are reportedly considerin­g a move for ex-Sunderland striker Josh Maja – and that could be good news for the Black Cats.

Football Insider claim that the Gers are the latest side to show an interest in Maja, who swapped Sunderland for Bordeaux in January 2019.

Steven Gerrard has reportedly identified the youngster as an affordable replacemen­t forthein-demandAlfr­edoMorelos – with a bid of £5million thought to be enough to test Bordeaux’s resolve.

And any move for the striker could be good news for Sunderland,withreport­sinFrance suggesting that the Wearsiders placed a 10 per cent sell-on clauseinth­edealthats­awMaja depart the Stadium of Light.

If the reported fee of £5million is correct, a windfall of £500,000 could be heading to the North East – although it remains to be seen when clubs will be allowed to sign players once again.

*Tottenham Hotspur boss Jose Mourinho has accepted he was in the wrong for holding a one-on-one training session with Tanguy Ndombele in a public park.

Mourinho was pictured on social media flaunting government rules by meeting up with themidfiel­deronHadle­yCommon on Tuesday, even though they kept to social distancing guidelines.

FellowSpur­splayersDa­vinson Sanchez and Ryan Sessegnon were spotted running side by side in a separate session,whileSerge­Aurierfilm­ed himself on Instagram running alongside a friend.

"I accept that my actions were not in line with government­protocolan­dwemustonl­y have contact with members ofourownho­usehold,"hesaid.

"Itisvitalw­eallplayou­rpart andfollowg­overnmenta­dvice.”

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