{"id":11840,"date":"2025-07-07T19:16:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T23:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/07\/report-sunderland-is-about-to-raid-premier-league-club-for-an-experienced-ace\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T19:16:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T23:16:04","slug":"report-sunderland-is-about-to-raid-premier-league-club-for-an-experienced-ace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/07\/report-sunderland-is-about-to-raid-premier-league-club-for-an-experienced-ace\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Sunderland is about to raid Premier League club for an experienced ace"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/07\/report-sunderland-is-about-to-raid-premier-league-club-for-an-experienced-ace\/#Sunderland_can_use_Sam_Johnston\" >Sunderland can use Sam Johnston<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/07\/report-sunderland-is-about-to-raid-premier-league-club-for-an-experienced-ace\/#Wolves_should_ask_to_remove_any_performance_degradation\" >Wolves should ask to remove any performance degradation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Before the Barclays Premier League match, the Sunderland flag hits the breeze. (Photo: Matthew Ashton\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Sunderland is interested in signing Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Sam John Stone during the summer transfer period.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to Alan Nixon, the newly promoted club is looking to improve their teams, identifying experienced goalkeepers as targets. Johnston struggles with regular game time with the Wolves and he needs to play more often.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He spent most of his time on the bench with the wolves since joining them on a fee of around \u00a310 million. He tries to get his career back on track with regular football and joins Sunderland might be ideal for him. It will be interesting to see how the situation develops.<\/p>\n<p>The goalkeeper is also linked to Leeds.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sunderland_can_use_Sam_Johnston\"><\/span>Sunderland can use Sam Johnston<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sam-Johnstone-414x275.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sam-Johnstone-630x418.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sam-Johnstone-768x510.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sam-Johnstone-770x511.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sam-Johnstone-900x597.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sam-Johnstone.jpg.webp 969w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 630px, (min-width:900px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 97vw, (min-width:414px) 414px, 100vw\"><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sam Johnston hopes to leave the wolves this summer (Photo: Wolverhampton Wanderlers FC\/Wolves by Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Sunderland has secured promotion to the Premier League. They try to establish themselves as a patron of the top flight. You need players with quality and experience to get along well in the Premier League next season. Johnston has shown his quality in the Premier League in the past, and there is no doubt that he will be able to establish himself as a key player in Sunderland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He could be used in a reasonable amount due to his situation at the West Midlands Club. It is still unclear how things will unfold in the coming weeks. Sunderland is interested in the players, but they haven&#8217;t followed it with his official proposal yet. It will be interesting to see if they will come forward with an offer to get the deal done.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wolves_should_ask_to_remove_any_performance_degradation\"><\/span>Wolves should ask to remove any performance degradation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Meanwhile, Wolves will try to improve their team even during the summer transfer period. Ideally, it&#8217;s best to sell some of those who are not performing. It may help them bring in funding for the necessary additions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The move could be ideal for all parties, and it remains to be seen whether they will be able to get a deal across the line.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before the Barclays Premier League match, the Sunderland flag hits the breeze. (Photo: Matthew Ashton\/Getty Images) Sunderland is interested in signing Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Sam John Stone during the summer transfer period. According to Alan Nixon, the newly promoted club is looking to improve their teams, identifying experienced goalkeepers as targets. 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