Sunderland’s decision to accept Ipswich Town’s £20m offer for winger Jack Clarke is set to hand a financial boost for Tottenham Hotspur.
The former Leeds United star has become a firm favourite during his time at the Stadium of Light after helping the Black Cats to promotion into the Championship during a loan spell before making a permanent switch just over two years ago. In total, Clarke has scored 28 goals and provided 23 assists during his time with Sunderland – but his goal on the opening day of the new season looks set to be his last after Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna took a step closer to fulfilling his wish to sign another attacking player when his club had an offer for Clarke accepted on Thursday.
Speaking at his pre-match press conference ahead of Saturday’s visit to Manchester City, the Tractor Boys boss said: “There are still some areas that we feel we want to add to. The forward areas is one of those. We know that with the level of the league, and how we operate, we need great depth in those areas. We’re a team who probably made more forward substitutions than anyone last year. We want to be really strong in those areas and have good depth, we want to add different qualities that we think can help us be successful in the Premier League, so we’re continuing to look at that.”
