Sunderland transfer put on hold after yet another injury issue at Academy of Light
The Echo has learned that Sunderland’s bad luck with injury has struck once again after goalkeeper Adam Richardson was forced to pull out of a youth game.
Richardson would likely have started Sunderland’s under-21s team against Manchester City on Monday but was replaced by former Leicester City goalkeeper Kelechi Chibueze with Dan Cameron coming onto the bench after suffering an injury in the warm-up to Sunderland’s previous clash against Nottingham Forest.
Richardson had since returned to fitness at the Academy of Light before his latest set-back and had featured for Sunderland’s under-21 team with Sunderland looking into the possibility of a loan move. However, given Richardson’s latest concern, that move now looks to be in serious doubt
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Sunderland under-21s are next in action against Newcastle United this coming Monday at the Academy of Light. The Black Cats’ first team have also been rocked by the news that centre-back Jenson Seelt is facing an extended spell on the sidelines after picking up an injury.
