Sunderland have been linked with Liverpool forward Ben Woodburn in the January transfer window.
The return of Lewis Grabban back to Bournemouth means that Sunderland need a new forward in order to retain their Championship status for the 2018-19 campaign.
Sunderland are struggling in the Championship at the moment and are in real danger of getting relegated to League One at the end of the season.
The Black Cats had lined up Ben Woodburn of Liverpool, but The Daily Mail has claimed that the loan move has been delayed due to the departure of Philippe Coutinho from Anfield.
Coutinho has left Liverpool for Spanish and European giants Barcelona for a transfer fee reported by BBC Sport to be worth £142 million, and winger Mohamed Salah has an injury.
It has been reported that Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has blocked Woodburn’s loan switch to Sunderland for now as he assesses the situation
Woodburn worked with Sunderland manager Coleman at the Wales national football team.
The 18-year-old is a very talented and promising young forward, and one suspects that Black Cats boss Coleman cannot wait to have him at the Stadium of Light.
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