Will Grigg

[Nardendee]

A chap called Toby Wilding of Football League World posted the following as an exclusive.

I don’t know how reliable this guy is so whether there is any truth in it remains to be seen.

Sunderland are ready to recall striker Will Grigg from his loan spell at Rotherham United, Football League World can exclusively reveal.

Having joined the Black Cats from Wigan Athletic back in January 2019 for a reported League One record £4million, Grigg has struggled to settle at the Stadium of Light.

The striker has so far scored just eight goals in 61 appearances in all competitions for the North East club.

That saw Grigg spend the second half of last season on loan with his former club MK Dons, where he scored eight times in 20 games.

After returning to Sunderland in the summer, Grigg made a single League Cup appearance from the bench at the start of the current campaign, in a 2-1 win at Port Vale, before being loaned back out to Rotherham.

During his time with the Millers so far, Grigg has scored a total of six goals in 21 games helping Paul Warne’s to top spot in the current League One table.

Now though, Grigg looks set to return to the Stadium of Light imminently. Sources have indicated to Football League World that Sunderland are ready to take up their option to recall the 30-year-old this month.

Sunderland are of course, level on points with Rotherham at the top of the League One table, only trailing the Millers on goal difference, following their dramatic 3-3 draw at Wycombe on Saturday.

The Black Cats were recently dealt a blow to their attacking options, with the news that on-loan Everton forward Nathan Broadhead is facing several months on the sidelines with a hamstring injury, potentially increasing the need for Grigg’s return to the Stadium of Light.

[gru]

There is a god! if true!

[kevthemaltbymiller]

IMO, if this is the case it’s because they know we’d be left with two strikes if Ladapo goes as well. The risk is always there with loan players.

[flourbasher]

There are suggestions on the net this morning that Sunderland are after Ladapo as well

[gm_gm]

There are suggestions on the net this morning that Sunderland are after Ladapo as well

He needs a bigger club than Sunderland

[kevthemaltbymiller]

Warne has a bit of a conundrum to navigate, he’s said he is not going to get a striker in just in case as it will not balance the books, but if we dordal along we may be in the position were we miss out on our key targets, on the other hand if we go for it and land a new striker we could loan JJ out as Warne did say in an interview that JJ was the most wanted man in the squad at the minute.

[Brin]

There are suggestions on the net this morning that Sunderland are after Ladapo as well

So they’re taking their ball back and want one of ours too. Sounds desperate for them if true.

Put a decent price on Ladapo that’ll stop em in their tracks but, he does want to leave so what’s best thing to do???

[flourbasher]

Yes Three clubs in pole position for the auto spots and they are trying to derail us.
Or it could all be made up internet nonsense

[rolymiller]

Sunderland are right to want to bugger a promotion rival up by taking grigg back even tho they don't particularly want him back. We need to do the same with tilt at wigan it is suicide not to.

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

Sunderland are right to want to bugger a promotion rival up by taking grigg back even tho they don't particularly want him back. We need to do the same with tilt at wigan it is suicide not to.

No we're too nice to do that