Callum Styles has made an interesting claim about Tony Mowbray following his arrival at Sunderland.
Sunderland had been on the lookout for a new midfielder during the January transfer window and it wasn’t until the latter stages that they began to make their interest in Callum Styles known.
The Black Cats had initially looked set to snap the midfielder up from Barnsley after entering talks, however rumours of a move quickly quietened down and the club looked as if they were back to square one.
However, it wasn’t until deadline day that the deal was back on, and the 23-year-old eventually secured a loan switch with a view to make it permanent in the summer.
Styles’ time on Wearside got off to a slow start though after he underwent surgery to remove his appendix last month, which kept him out of action until the weekend’s defeat to Swansea City.
While probably a debut the Hungarian will want to forget, Styles will be delighted to finally get back on the pitch for his new club. He could well have made his debut for Sunderland last year though, with the former Barnsley man revealing he had the chance to join the Black Cats before.
Speaking to Sunderland Echo, Styles said: “”It’s been around for a few windows and the old manager (Tony) Mowbray wanted me in, then Michael Beale wanted me in.
“It just came around in January and I thought to play at the highest level I can, and for a big team like this, I’d love to do it. Obviously I didn’t expect to have the operation, that came out of nowhere, but we got it over the line which is the main thing.”