LEEDS, ENGLAND - APRIL 9: Jack Clarke of Sunderland reacts during the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds United and Sunderland at Elland Road on April 9, 2024 in Leeds, England.(Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)
Sunderland could cash in on free signing who’s now worth more than Clarks.
Sunderland will be well aware they could make some substantial profit on this star soon.
Sunderland, despite slumping to a dire 16th placed finish in the Championship last campaign, will still be anxious that their top talents will be forcibly removed from them by higher-up clubs this summer.
Jack Clarke won’t be short of suitors queuing up for his services, having scored 15 times last season for Sunderland as a constant bright spark even when the wheels were coming off, with Russell Martin’s newly-promoted Southampton side already reportedly eyeing up a major move.
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Anthony Patterson in-between the sticks for the Black Cats is also another name always touted to be leaving for luxurious new pastures, with Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers avid admirers of the homegrown Sunderland goalkeeper in the past.
Patterson continued to stand out for his lowly side, much like Clarke, when everything looked to be against them this campaign and he could finally be rewarded by sealing that big move away soon.
Patterson’s season in numbers
The struggling Wearside outfit wouldn’t stand in the way of their former academy prospect upping and leaving this summer, having amassed 123 first-team appearances for his boyhood club all whilst only being 24 years of age.
Missing just one game all of last campaign, the 6 foot 2 ‘keeper managed to pick up a respectable 13 clean sheets, even with the collective team winning only two of their final ten league games of the season.
