Report: Sunderland among four clubs eyeing Lawrence Shankland

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Sunderland are taking on the likes of Hull City and Wigan Athletic for striker Lawrence Shankland.

Sunderland are amongst a group of four sides set to take a look at Lawrence Shankland after the Ayr striker’s ridiculous start to the season, according to a report from The Sun on Sunday (23/09; page 61).

Shankland has been superb so far this term. He has scored 15 goals in 12 appearances for the Scottish Championship side in all competitions, and now has a queue of clubs forming ready to consider a potential move.

The Sun on Sunday (23/09; page 61) reports that the Black Cats are planning to scout the 23-year-old, while Championship pair Hull and Wigan are also keen and non-league Fylde complete the quartet.

Jack Ross’ men ended their wait for a win in September in emphatic style on Saturday as they thrashed Rochdale 4-1 at the Stadium of Light to move up to third in the League One table.

Despite the impressive victory, it is probably not a massive surprise that Shankland is a player that Ross has his eye on with January edging onto the horizon.

Sunderland do not have a huge number of striker options available, so strengthening up front will surely be a priority during the next window for the Black Cats.

But if Shankland – who briefly played under Ross at St Mirren – maintains his current strike-rate, it would be almost inevitable that Sunderland would have to see off significantly more competition if they hoped to bag his signature.