Sunderland goalkeeper Jason Steele was linked with Derby County in the January transfer window.
According to The Northern Echo, Steele had agreed a deal to join Championship rivals Derby County on January transfer deadline day.
However, the transfer failed to materialise due to the terms of the deal being changed, according to the report.
Steele featured in Sunderland’s 1-1 draw with Millwall away from home at The Den in the Championship at the weekend, and manager Coleman was impressed with the 27-year-old.
Coleman told The Northern Echo about Steele: “Of course, Jason had a tough time (earlier in the season), but I thought he showed good courage at Millwall.
“He showed a really good attitude since it didn’t work out for him in the transfer window and he came back.
“He’s shown a really good attitude in training – he’s been positive and he’s shown a really good attitude around the place and I thought he played well.
“He could have gone the other way since his move to Derby fell through but, if anything, he upped his game and worked really hard in training. He’s never been a problem anyway.”
Relegation worries
Sunderland may have earned a point at Millwall, but there is no denying the fact that they are in real danger of getting relegated to League One at the end of the season.
The Black Cats are at the foot of the Championship league table at the moment and are running out of matches.
Although there is still time for Sunderland to salvage their situation, at this stage of the season, it looks as though they are as good as relegated.
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