Sunderland AFC transfer rumours: Black Cats join race for Aston Villa starlet, Arsenal target ex-Watford veteran

Here are all the best from today’s Championship transfer rumours.

Ross Stewart continues to be linked with a move to Rangers this summer after a brilliant season with Sunderland.

Former Black Cats and Scotland defender Alan Hutton has backed Stewart for the move north, stating: “He’s Scottish, he knows what it’s all about.

“He can understand what it is to play for Rangers and the pressure that comes with that.

“Being down south in League One, you have to be robust. You have to be able to deal with everything that goes along with that, it’s a tough league.”

However, Hutton has offered a warning to the Scottish club.

“He is a number nine for me,” he said. “He’s a big boy, he can hold the ball up and he knows where the goal is, he’s proven he can score goals. I think he would be a good addition depending on the fee and if Morelos stays or goes.

“He’s going to want to play football because the Championship is a good level. You’re not going to come to Rangers just to sit on the bench.”

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