Sunderland in ‘pole position’ to sign EFL midfielder

Sunderland are in talks to sign Fleetwood Town midfielder Jay Matete, reports East Anglian Daily Times.

Matete joined Fleetwood back in May 2018, after coming through the academy ranks with Championship side Reading.

The midfielder has since gone on to make 41 appearances in all competitions for the Cod Army, scoring two goals in that time.

Matete has also spent time away from Fleetwood when he spent the 2020/21 season on loan at League Two side Grimsby Town.

However, it now looks as though the midfielder’s time at Fleetwood could be coming to a definite end, as both Sunderland and Ipswich Town are in talks about signing the 20-year-old.

According to this latest update Ipswich who have been heavily linked with the midfielder in January have now ‘cooled’ their interest with no more arrivals expected at Portman Road.

Therefore, this has now left the door open for Sunderland to step in and sign the 20-year-old before the window closes.

This is an interesting move, considering Sunderland are trying to do transfer business without a manager.

Because of that, it is hard to know quite what impact these deals will have on their manager search, and how any players will fit into the plans of Lee Johnson’s eventual replacement.

Even so, Matete is certainly a promising young player, and one who has plenty of time to develop even further in his career.

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