Sunderland have ‘inquired’ about Amad Diallo but sporting director Kristjaan Speakman is far from confident that the Manchester United and Premier League starlet will return for a second spell at the Championship outfit.
Considering that the former Atalanta whizzkid spent much of last season looking like a big fish in a relatively small pond – Amad Diallo boasting game-changing talents far above your average second-tier player – the Sunderland chief certainly isn’t holding his breath ahead of the final week of the window.
The Black Cats, Speakman admits, would be ‘lucky’ to get their mitts on Diallo again.
That has not stopped them trying, however, Sunderland buying a ticket and hoping to win the raffle.
Sunderland hope for Amad Diallo return
“The situation with Amad is really clear,” Speakman tells the Northern Echo. “We’ve got a really positive relationship with the boy and his people. We’ve got a really positive relationship with Manchester United.
“And I think everyone was really delighted on all sides with what happened last season.
“Do we think he’s a player that could come and improve our team? Yes. Have we inquired about him? Yes. Have we kept in contact? Of course we have. If we hadn’t kept in contact about him, my head might be on a stake at the beach!”
