“Definitely a realistic addition” – Sunderland weighing up move for Man United player: The verdict

This article is part of Football League World’s ‘The Verdict‘ series, which provides personal opinions from the FLW writers regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more…

Sunderland have joined league rivals Blackpool in engaging in talks to recruit Manchester United winger Amad Diallo on loan, according to journalist Jonathan Shrager.

Although Erik ten Hag’s side could utilise some fresh faces at this stage, with the Ivorian spending the second half of last season out on loan at Rangers, the Red Devils are looking to sanction a loan move for him once more.

However, the Black Cats aren’t the only side in the race for his signature, with the Seasiders and European trio Anderlecht, Besiktas and Sampdoria all being listed as potential options for the 20-year-old.

Agent Michael N’Cho is currently in talks with all five sides regarding a potential move for his client – and it remains to be seen whether Alex Neil’s side can beat others to his signature with the Wearside outfit unlikely to be done in the transfer market just yet.

With this link emerging, it provides two clearer questions. Firstly, would this be a good signing? And secondly, is this a realistic addition considering the winger’s pedigree?

We asked three of our writers at Football League World for their answers to these two key questions.

Ned Holmes

I’m not 100% sure how Diallo fits in at Sunderland given what we’ve seen from Alex Neil’s side this season.

The Man United youngster is a winger by trade and I’m not hugely convinced by his capabilities as a wing-back, which is the obvious position for him in the Black Cats’ system.

They need cover in forward areas and though Diallo is certainly a talented attacking player,