Championship side Cardiff City see swoop for Sunderland loan defender Dion Sanderson rejected - reports

Sanderson, who joined the Black Cats on a season-long loan deal in the summer transfer window, spent part of the 2019/20 campaign on loan with the Bluebirds and impressed in the second tier.

And the Daily Mail claim that Cardiff approached Wolves over the possibility of Sanderson returning to South Wales this month.

The report states that Neil Harris’ side asked the Premier League outfit if they would be prepared to cut-short the 21-year-old’s loan stint at the Stadium of Light before then sending him back on loan to Cardiff.

But that approach has been rejected, with Cardiff now turning their attentions to Crewe Alexandra defender Perry Ng – who reports suggest has already been the subject of a £250,000 bid from the Bluebirds.

Sanderson has struggled for regular gametime since joining Sunderland and was an unused substitute at AFC Wimbledon on Saturday.

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