Sunderland’s summer transfer window has been choppy so far, with both Job Bellingham and Tommy Watson fleeing the Black Cat after promotional ecstasy.
It wasn’t all fate and darkness for Regis Le Bliss and Co, as Enzo Le Fies puts pens on paper for a permanent outfit stay at least to strengthen the midfield area.
Still, the French hope that more and more new signatures will enter the Stadium of Light with unlikely bids to survive in the Premier League.
The former Loliant boss will certainly prioritize some defensive additions to help his team navigate a scary quality step-up, with a new, impressive target that is reportedly conveyed to their agenda.
Sunderland is interested in former Leeds Colossus
According to a report from France’s Outlet Jeans Footout, Sunderland is interested in landing former Leeds United centre back Charlie Creswell this summer from behind an impressive stint in League One against Toulouse.
Le Bliss says he wants a young, solid player who is already seasoned at the highest level.
Japhet Tanganga is also looking to add a lot of new defensive groups here and there on the Black Cats radar.
However, if Sunderland is willing to pay millions in addition to Tanganga price tag, they can win an upgrade on Creswell’s former Tottenham Hotspur Use product, and the 22-year-old will definitely defend a bit to return to England and prove himself.
Why Creswell is an upgrade to Tanganga
Creswell settled into living in the top French division. This means you’re ready to go back to the British game with the newly promoted Black Cat.
This season, Toulouse’s Creswell put his lofty 6-foot-3 frame into effective use, tipping on four strikes and even stepping away from his 31 appearances in League One with a respectable tally of nine clean sheets.
Tanganga finished with 14 clean sheets in the championship, but after Creswell avoided not reaching one goal total at a time, he attended more than nine games at the heart of the Lions’ defense.
Anyway, Creswell actually shows off his strengths as a nonsense centre-back option in Den himself, leaving Tanganga’s outstanding campaign, and the table below further supports why he deserves additional cash at the £8 million ballpark, according to TransharkMarkt.
Creswell of Millwall (22/23) vs Toulouse (24/25) | ||
|---|---|---|
stat (* = per game) | Creswell (22/23) | Creswell (24/25) |
The game has been played | 28 | 31 |
The goal scored | 4 | 3 |
assist | 2 | 1 |
touch* | 53.5 | 63.3 |
Accurate path* | 28.1 (71%) | 41.2 (83%) |
The duel won* | 7.6 | 4.9 |
A beautiful sheet | 5 | 9 |
Statistics based on sofa score | ||
In fact, this table proves that Creswell can fight it in England, away from his spells alone in Leeds Senior Mix. To add context, Tanganga only won 5.8 last season.
Additionally, we saw him collect nine clean sheets in one full league season under his belt. This is more than two than the previous Spurs counterparts managed in North London in the elite division – Sunderland was able to focus all on landing Preston-born youngsters to win a Tanganga cut price deal.
He is currently appearing in England for the U21S euro. He rubs his shoulders with things like Premier League regulars Harvey Elliott and Elliot Anderson.
Sunderland hopes he will become an important part of the puzzle that will ensure his survival.
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