Sunderland and Leeds United transfer target could be sold for just £1.5million

AFC Wimbledon could sell Ali Al-Hamadi for just £1.5 million amid transfer interest from Sunderland and Leeds United, according to reports.

Hull City, Cardiff City, Bristol City and Stoke City are also reportedly interested in the AFC Wimbledon youngster Sunderland also believed to have sent scouts to watch the forward with several other clubs interested in the 21-year-old attacker.

EFL outfits Barnsley, Peterborough United and Coventry City were all linked with a summer move for Al Hamadi, who has played nine times for Iraq at international level, scoring twice for his country.

It has been claimed that AFC Wimbledon would want a fee in excess of around £1.5million for the player. Al-Hamadi came through the academy at Tranmere Rovers before taking up a scholarship with Swansea City.

The attacker then made his first steps into senior football with Wycombe Wanderers before making the switch to AFC Wimbledon last January. Since joining the club, Al Hamadi has made 36 appearances for the League Two side, scoring 15 goals and registering six assists.

“He can go all the way,” AFC Wimbledon coach Johnnie Jackson told London News Online of Al-Hamadi “He’s a top player and at this level. He’s a shining light (and) he’s adding goals now.

“At the start of the season, he wasn’t scoring. We knew that (the goals) would come because of the way that he plays and the way he goes about it. Top lad, and I love working with him.”

After back-to-back wins in the Championship against West Brom and Leeds United at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland now face the trip to Bristol City as the Black Cats look to make it three from three under caretaker head coach Mike Dodds.