Chris Sutton’s Sunderland jibe amid ‘no brainer’ Celtic transfer message
The former Blackburn striker has made claims Black Cats fans will not like
Former Premier League winner Chris Sutton has taken a swipe at Sunderland amid the club’s links for Motherwell midfielder Lennon Miller.
Miller, 18, is reportedly attracting interest from a host of clubs across Europe following an impressive season in the Scottish Premiership and a standout debut for Scotland in their 4-0 win over Liechtenstein.
Former Premier League winner Chris Sutton has taken a swipe at Sunderland amid the club’s links for Motherwell midfielder Lennon Miller.
Miller, 18, is reportedly attracting interest from a host of clubs across Europe following an impressive season in the Scottish Premiership and a standout debut for Scotland in their 4-0 win over Liechtenstein.
“Even if it gets to £8million or £10million, that’s the kind of money found down the back of most EPL couches. Sunderland have been linked already, but he shouldn’t be tempted by that one.
“They’ll go straight back down, and would he rather be in the Champions League or the Championship? It’s a no-brainer for me.”
Miller is expected to report back for pre-season training with Motherwell as planned, despite growing speculation over his future.
According to reports, talk of a £10million bid from Sunderland is considered “premature” at this stage, though interest from the Black Cats, Celtic, and several clubs in Germany, Italy and Belgium has been reported.
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While Sunderland have a huge task ahead of them in adding the depth and quality to their squad they need to survive in the Premier League, Kristjaan Speakman also some important work to do this summer in securing the future of the core of last season’s squad.
While the Black Cats are in a very strong position generally, there are some deals they will look to address in the coming weeks.
Speaking to The Echo earlier this summer, Speakman said: “We do a contract review right across the group at the end of every season. I think we’re in a strong position with the majority of the group this time around, especially with a lot of the players who have performed at a really high level.
Here we take a closer look at the players who could be in line for new deals…
