Sunderland are in talks over a deal that would see Wolverhampton Wanderers loanee Dion Sanderson seal a £2 million permanent move to the Stadium of Light, according the Daily Mail.
Given Wolves have struggled to replace Matt Doherty since the Irishman’s 2020 move to Tottenham Hotspur, the potential departure of a highly rated academy graduate hasn’t gone down well at Molineux.
Wednesfield-born Sanderson has spent the past 14 years in Old Gold.
But, despite a couple of highly impressive loan spells away from the Black Country, all signs suggest the home-grown youngster will be sold for a bargain fee when the summer window opens.
The Mail claims Wolves are willing to listen to offers in the region of £2 million.
And Sanderson, who will become a free agent in 2022, is a target for Brighton and Hove Albion, Brentford and, unsurprisingly, Sunderland.
The versatile defender has been a big hit during his time on loan at the Stadium of Light, shining in a new-look centre-back role for the League One promotion chasers.
“At his age level, he is an absolute Rolls-Royce,” Black Cats boss Lee Johnson said recently.
According to The Mail, Sunderland hope to fight off competition from clubs higher up the football pyramid for Sanderson’s signature.
And securing promotion to the Championship after three years in the depths of the third tier would give their chances a real shot in the arm.
While an undoubted bargain, a £2 million fee would make Sanderson Sunderland’s most expensive acquisition since Will Grigg’s doomed arrival from Wigan in January 2019.
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