Sunderland set to sign 28-year-old goalkeeper ahead of competition…

Sunderland fans will be fearing the worst regarding the future of Jack Clarke this summer, with the former Tottenham Hotspur winger potentially clamouring for a new challenge, especially if the Premier League comes calling.

There’s an argument that the mercurial 23-year-old has outgrown his Stadium of Light surroundings now, having bagged 15 goals last campaign in an otherwise uninspiring Black Cats team for the most part, with the likes of Southampton tempted to give Clarke an avenue back up to the top-flight this summer.

No soul-sapping double whammy will come Sunderland’s way, however, with Fabrizio Romano revealing that Jobe Bellingham will stay fixed in his Wearside location, as the 18-year-old still has plenty of room to grow in the Championship.

No doubt, if Clarke does go, the former Birmingham City boy wonder will follow suit eventually for some mega bucks, in a similar fashion to a homegrown product who left for a big fee back in 2017.

Clarke has been a player that was thrust into the conscience of many a football fan from an early age for once being a highly tipped youngster, joining Tottenham Hotspur for £10m after starting his career as a wide-eyed winger at Leeds United.

That major move just didn’t work for Clarke, who had to rebuild his tainted career at Sunderland, which he has done remarkably well.