Jack Ross comments on Lynden Gooch’s future at Sunderland

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Lynden Gooch is out of contract at Sunderland next summer.

Sunderland manager Jack Ross has suggested to The Northern Echo that Lynden Gooch is close to signing a new contract with the club.

Gooch has been on the books of Sunderland since 2012 and is out of contract at the League One club next summer, according to The Northern Echo.

Ross told The Northern Echo: “The dialogue with Lynden as a club has been pretty good. I would hope there would be positive news in that respect soon. That was probably the one Stewart was alluding to.

“There’s nothing concrete as yet. Lynden is another player that I am close to and he has been terrific for me this season.”

Good decision?

Gooch is a very good and promising young winger who is playing well for Sunderland at the moment.

It does make sense for the Black Cats to hand the 22-year-old a new contract and keep him at the Stadium of Light beyond next summer.

The USA international is hugely promising, and the youngster can only improve in the coming years.

The 22-year-old has made 16 starts and one substitute appearance in League One for Sunderland so far this season, scoring five goals in the process, according to WhoScored.

Sunderland are third in the League One table at the moment with 40 points from 19 matches, seven points behind leaders Portsmouth, who have played 21 games.