BREAKING NEWS: The Sunderland and this player, who will shortly be out of contract, have a verbal agreement in place because of…..

Sunderland have verbal contract agreement with ‘wonderful’ gem, he could still leave

Sunderland have a verbal agreement in place with this soon-to-be out of contract player. But he could still leave in the summer transfer window.

Sunderland are in a very good place right now.

The Black Cats are back in the Championship and already pushing for a return to the Premier League, with a star-studded squad and some big spending in the transfer market.

But boss Michael Beale may be tasked with a rebuild ahead of next season, with a lot of Sunderland players in demand and potentially leaving the club in the summer months.

Jack Clarke is the obvious one. Both Dan Ballard and Dan Neil have also been tipped to attract transfer interest in the summer too, and another one recently in transfer headlines is Chris Rigg.

The 16-year-old has recently been linked with a clutch of top European clubs including Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, and Bayern Munich.

Sunderland have verbal agreement with Chris Rigg

Sunderland Echo have revealed that ‘there is a deal in place’ which has been verbally agreed upon between Rigg and Sunderland, but that Rigg could leave anytime before that as he’s not yet 17, and not eligible for a professional contract.