“It’s not the most exciting or ambitious” – Sunderland set for transfer tussle over Derby County 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 emerged as potential suitors of Derby County left-back Craig Forsyth.

As per a report from Cypriot outlet Goal.com, the Black Cats hold an interest in the 33-year-old ahead of their return to the Championship after winning promotion last campaign.

Forsyth has been at Derby since joining from Watford in 2013, but is set to become a free agent this summer with his current Rams deal expiring.

Sunderland face a potential transfer battle to secure his signature, though, with Cypriot side APOEL also keen on the player.

With the above in mind, we asked some of our writers here at FLW for their thoughts on Forsyth to Sunderland, and whether or not he would be a good addition for the Black Cats.

This would be very uninspiring.

Forsyth’s powers at Championship level have been diminishing for some years now, and for that reason he should not be playing above the third tier next season.

The Black Cats already have experienced heads in the backline in the form of Bailey Wright and Danny Batth, and they could bring in a player of higher quality and potential than Forsyth to compete for a starting berth with Dennis Cirkin.

Even on a free it is not the signing that Sunderland should not be making after Forsyth was very in and out at Derby County last term, even though they had the thinnest squad in the division.

Defensive reinforcements are required at the Stadium of Light, and Neil has a strong reputation for setting teams up to be hard to beat, but Forsyth would be a very underwhelming addition.

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