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Sudden Departure: Sunderland Star on £6,400-a-Week Salary Dropped from Squad
To say that Sunderland’s Championship season was disappointing would be an understatement, and the club has responded to this setback by acting ruthlessly in the lead-up to the summer transfer market.
News about Sunderland transfers
The Black Cats’ primary priority once Mike Dodds’ temporary tenure ends is going to have to be finding a new permanent manager. They have to make the correct choice in light of how disastrous Michael Beale’s appointment was. Sunderland is in dire need of a new beginning after making a decision they have since regretted.
Although the identity of the new manager is yet unknown, rumors of Paul Heckingbottom and even Jermain Defoe—who would be a shocking choice to give their former forward his first coaching experience—have been circulating recently. Less surprisingly, Will Still has also been connected to the position. Will Still led the Ligue 1 team for an impressive period before parting company with Reims.
Whether it’s Defoe, Heckingbottom, Still or another option, however, one player who will not be part of that new era is Corry Evans. According to Pete O’Rourke of Football Insider, Evans has been shown the door at Sunderland after being told that the club will not be renewing his current contract, leaving the central midfielder to become a free agent. As Sunderland clear Evans’ reported salary of £6,400-a-week from their wage bill, the 33-year-old must find his next challenge in the coming months.
Sunderland must replace Evans’ leadership Evans may have struggled to feature for Sunderland this season, but his leadership remains an asset that will be difficult to replace. The club captain will leave a gaping hole that the likes of Luke O’Nien will need to fill as he has done throughout the current campaign, though that doesn’t mean that the Black Cats shouldn’t turn towards the transfer market.
