Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer has voiced concerns for Sunderland following their relegation from the Premier League.
Alan Shearer poses during the unveiling
Newcastle United legend and now a famous football pundit, Alan Shearer has voiced concerns over Sunderland’s future following their demotion to the Championship.
The Black Cats, bottom of the Premier League, suffered relegation after losing 1-0 to Bournemouth in their last match.
Shearer, while writing a column for The Sun, notes that David Moyes has to take his share of blame for Sunderland’s demise.
Moyes’ career has gone downhill since he left Everton in 2013. He was sacked twice – first by Manchester United and then by Real Sociedad – and now couldn’t prevent his side from getting relegated.
Sunderland manager David Moyes before the match
The former Newcastle striker has blamed Sunderland’s recruitment policy and says that the players signed by the club were not good enough.
Shearer is more concerned with the club’s future.
With a gargantuan 110m debt hanging on their shoulders, Ellis Short has been looking to sell the club for a while.
Moyes will have to overhaul the squad but Shearer believes Sunderland will struggle to cash in on players.
“There are only two assets on the pitch. You might get £4m for Jermain Defoe and maybe £15m for Jordan Pickford,” wrote Shearer for The Sun. That is it. The rest of them aren’t going to raise a penny.”
This has been a terribly frustrating season for Sunderland who managed only five victories in the entire campaign.
Sunderland will be hoping to bounce back quickly like Newcastle this season, but Shearer is worried that instead of moving up the club could slip further down to League One.
“Forget about bouncing back, the greater concern is about slipping straight through the Championship into League One.What a desperate state of affairs,” he added.
Sunderland manager David Moyes
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