Ex-Sunderland defender spotted on trial at League One club - alongside five former Black Cats

Former Sunderland defender Jordan Willis has been spotted on trial with League One side Shrewsbury Town during pre-season.

The Shrews have just signed Sunderland defender Joe Anderson on a season-long loan and also boast a squad including ex-Black Cats Morgan Feeney, Aiden O'Brien, Tom Flanagan and Carl Winchester.

Willis left the Black Cats in a playing capacity in 2022 after injury-hit time on Wearside. The defender ruptured a patella tendon during a game with Shrewsbury Town in February 2021 - an injury that kept him out of action for over two years.

Willis remained on Wearside throughout the 2021-22 season as he continued his recovery before departing the club last summer. In February, he moved to Wycombe Wanderers on a free transfer.

He featured nine times in the league, making the starting eleven on two occasions during that time. However, the 28-year-old announced that he had left Adams Park at the end of the season and has now been spotted on trial at Shrewsbury Town.