SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND - AUGUST 18: Sunderland player Jobe Bellingham in action during the Sky Bet Championship match between Sunderland AFC and Sheffield Wednesday FC at Stadium of Light on August 18, 2024 in Sunderland, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
Transfer News: Republic of Ireland international striker Aaron Connolly set to sign for Sunderland.
Sunderland are set to complete the free transfer signing of 24-year-old Republic of Ireland international striker Aaron Connolly.
Sunderland are set to complete the free transfer signing of Aaron Connolly.
The 24-year-old striker, who has nine caps for the Republic of Ireland, arrived on Wearside on Sunday and has been at the club’s Academy of Light training ground this morning.
Connolly left Hull City in the summer having scored eight goals in twenty-eight appearances for the Tigers in the Championship last season, and will join Sunderland to bolster a forward line that thus far this campaign has fared fairly well under the stewardship of Régis Le Bris.
His former clubs include Brighton, where he spent five seasons having come through their academy, and loan spells with Luton, Middlesbrough, Venezia and Hull.
Sunderland are making a move to bolster their striking options with a free agent
Sunderland are in advanced talks over a deal to sign Irish striker Aaron Connolly.
The 24-year-old has been a free agent since leaving Hull City at the end of his contract last summer, having scored ten goals across 36 appearances in all competitions for the club. The former Brighton and Hove Albion striker has also had loan spells at Luton Town, Venezia & Middlesbrough.
The Black Cats have moved to bolster their striking options after coming close to completing a deal for a more experienced forward in the closing moments of deadline day. The club signed Ahmed Abdullahi from Gent but the youngster is very much seen as a long-term signing and will not be fit until around the festive period as he recovers from surgery on his groin.
Connolly will add experienced cover and competition to Regis Le Bris’ Sunderland options across the front line if a deal is concluded, which is now thought to be increasingly likely.
