Sunderland have been linked with Billy Sharp.
Stephen Elliott has taken to Twitter to give his reaction to speculation that Sunderland want to sign Billy Sharp from Sheffield United in the January transfer window.
Sharp is struggling for playing time at Premier League club United at the moment and has been linked with a number of clubs.
In-demand
The Yorkshire Evening Post has claimed that Leeds United – who are chasing automatic promotion to the Premier League – are looking at the 33-year-old, while Sky Sports have reported of interest in the striker from Championship rivals Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest.
The Sunday Post has reported that Scottish Premiership giants Celtic want the former Southampton striker.
The Sunderland Echo has claimed that League One outfit Sunderland are keeping tabs on Sharp, and Elliott believes that the striker would be “a huge game changer”.
The former Sunderland forward has also claimed that the Black Cats in League One are a “bigger pull” than most clubs in the Championship.
Sunderland are ninth in the League One table at the moment with 35 points from 23 matches, just a point behind sixth-placed Peterborough United.
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