Rotherham boss Paul Warne makes Will Grigg admission as nightmare Sunderland career nears end

Rotherham United boss Paul Warne has admitted he'd like to sign Will Grigg when his Sunderland contract ends this summer. The Black Cats striker has endured a dismal few years on Wearside and has struggled for goals since making the switch from Wigan Athletic.

Grigg was seen as quite the coup when he arrived at the Stadium of Light despite his big fee, but the move was a disaster. The Northern Ireland international has scored just five times since arriving in 2019.

A loan spell to MK Dons last season saw Grigg score eight times in 20 games, a decent record in League One. There had been murmurs in the summer that Grigg would return to Stadium:MK, but Warne swooped in to take the 30-year-old to Rotherham.

Grigg has added another promotion to his CV and Warne has admitted he wants to sign him this summer. He told the Yorkshire Post: “I liked all my loan signings. I loved Griggy, Jordi and ‘REG’ [Rarmani Edmonds-Green]. He got (briefly) injured and we only got Jordi match-fit right at the end and Griggy was flying until he got injured.

“I would like to keep all three if I possibly could or consider it. In fairness to Jordi, he is an Arsenal player and it is about what they want to do, not what I want to.

“Especially with REG, he is a very ‘Rotherhamesque’ player. But respectfully, Huddersfield might have him in their plans next year. They wanted him to play games and he has played no end and has done really well.

“Although Huddersfield might go up and might not think he is suitable for them in the Premier League; I don’t know. But what I do know with Jordi and REG is they are the ‘last point’ in the window because, as I will with my (contracted) players, they will all come in and train and I will see who impresses me. As the