Transfer news: Sunderland and Everton eye midfielder swoop amid contract termination claim
AS Roma midfielder Edoardo Bove is expected to leave the Italian club, with Sunderland linked
Sunderland, Nottingham Forest, Everton are all weighing up potential moves for AS Roma midfielder Edoardo Bove, according to reports.
The Black Cats are expected to delve back into the transfer market this January following their stellar start to the Premier League campaign, with owner Kyril Louis-Dreyfus hinting that he could look to invest further in his squad if it helps the club to cement their spot in the top half of the table. Sunderland brought in 14 new signings over the summer, spending in excess of £150 million in the process.
And while there has been little to indicate that any incomings are imminent so far this month, a fresh update from Italian outlet Leggo has claimed that the top flight new boys are monitoring the situation of Roma star Bove.
What has been said about Sunderland’s transfer interest in Edoardo Bove?
According to the continental outlet, Bove finds himself in a relatively unorthodox position. The 23-year-old suffered a cardiac arrest in December 2024, and has not played for Roma since then.
The Italian has, however, been training with his boyhood club, and is eager to make a return to competitive action after regular tests have shown that his body has recovered well. If he is to do so, though, he will need to find another team, as football regulations in his home country prevent players from competing with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) fitted.
It is within this context that Bove has opened talks with Roma over the prospect of terminating his contract, with the Serie A outfit reportedly open to the notion. The midfielder’s current deal was initially due to run until 2028.
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Leggo go on to claim that Bove now has a decision to make over who his next club might be, with Sunderland, Nottingham Forest, and a number of unnamed Bundesliga sides all understood to be circling. Reports from elsewhere state that the player himself would ideally prefer a move to England.
Elsewhere, Il Messaggero tout Everton as admirers of the player, who was widely regarded as one of the most promising in Italian football prior to his health setback. The possibility of a move to the Netherlands has also been mooted.
For his part, Bove has previously revealed that he received support from Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen during his recovery, with the ex-Manchester United and Tottenham star having gone through a similar heart-related incident in 2021.
He said: “He [Eriksen] called me right away, I didn’t know him. It was nice, he immediately showed me his closeness. In the end there is a sort of closeness for what one goes through. He told me that the first thing now is to stay calm, rest and be with my family.”
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