Sunderland striker target makes shock £2m transfer decision after deal was close to completion
Former Sunderland striker target Kieffer Moore appears to have backtracked on his move to Hull City at the eleventh hour.
Moore then returned to Bournemouth, where he has one year left on his contract, but remains behind Dominic Solanke in the pecking order at the Vitality Stadium. Earlier this week, however, Hull City were understood to have ‘struck a deal’ to sign Moore.
Reports had stated that Moore was set to sign a three-year deal at the MKM Stadium under new head coach Tim Walter. Sheffield United, who were relegated from the Premier League last season, were also said to be interested in Moore.
And now, it looks like The Blades have won the race to sign Moore with reports suggesting the Steel City club are close to agreeing a £2million deal to bring the striker to Brammall Lane under the noses of their Championship rivals Hull City.
TalkSPORT claim that Hull City were set to win the race before Sheffield United swooped to secure the deal to bring Moore to the club ahead of the 2024-25 Championship season. The Blades will be managed once again by Chris Wilder this season.
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New Sunderland head coach Regis Le Bris says it will be interesting to see how Adil Aouchiche’s game has evolved over the last year.
The 21-year-old playmaker made 14 senior appearances for French side Lorient under Le Bris during the 2022/23, before signing for Sunderland last summer.
Aouchiche featured 28 times in the Championship during his first season on Wearside, including 10 starts, after signing a deal until 2028 at the Stadium of Light.
Aouchiche is set to be involved against either South Shields or Gateshead on Saturday, July 13, with Sunderland’s squad set to be split into two teams consisting of first-team and under-21s players for the friendly fixtures.
