There may now be fresh uncertainty over a Sunderland summer transfer target.
Sunderland look set to, and determined to add to their two summer signings before the start of the 2024/25 Championship season.
Regis Le Bris has less than three weeks before his side travel to Cardiff City in next season’s Championship opener.
So far, sporting director Kristjaan Speakman has managed deals for free agents Simon Moore and Alan Browne, with the capture of experienced Championship midfielder Browne looking particularly impressive.
But fans are eager for more new names to arrive at the Stadium of Light in the coming days and weeks, with Speakman keen to sign a striker and finally solve the club’s no.9 woes.
Caen striker Alexandre Mendy has been linked, with journalist Michael Graham recently suggesting that he’d be surprised if Sunderland don’t sign Mendy this summer.
Another striker on the Black Cats’ radar is Tottenham Hotspur gem Will Lankshear, with reports that Sunderland have enquired about signing Lankshear on loan this summer.