The final stretch of the league season is underway as teams jostle for position at both ends of the table. With the end of the season in sight, the summer transfer window is slowly closing in, giving Sunderland another chance to strengthen their squad.
But just who should they be targeting when the window reopens? Could the answer be right on their doorstep? A whole host of players have impressed in the second-tier this season and shown they are more than capable of performing at Championship level.
Here, we take a look at nine of the Championship’s top performers this season that Sunderland could sign when the summer transfer window opens.
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9. Nathan Wood
Swansea City and Burnley dominate passing statistics this season, but Wood is our choice for someone that Sunderland could target this summer. The 20-year-old defender only joined the Swans from Middlesbrough last summer Photo: Lewis Storey
10. Nathan Tella
Only leading scorer Chuba Akpom and Coventry City’s Viktor Gyokeres has scored more goals than Tella this season. The Southampton loanee has shone whilst at Burnley and will likely end up as a permanent addition to Vincent Kompany’s squad next season. In the unlikely event he is allowed to join another Championship side on-loan next season, Sunderland should be all over his signing. Photo: George Wood