The transfer target’s move to Championship rivals stalls over payments, which is good news for Sunderland.

After years of back and forth and loan moves, Tom Cannon will finally look to have his long-term

future sorted when he signs a four-and-a-half-year contract with Sheffield United. It’s a blow for Sunderland,

as the 22-year-old has been wanted by Kristjaan Speakman for some time,

and Kyril Louis-Dreyfus was willing to pay a lot of money to sign him. It appears that Speakman and

Regis Le Bris want some attacking signings in the final two weeks of the transfer window;

two strikers are currently linked to Sunderland: Emil Riis and Matija Frigan,

but Enzo Le Fee is still the team’s only January transfer window signing to date.

Matondo, 24, has two goals and two assists in six Scottish Premiership games for the

Gers in 2024–2025. However, he has been told he is free to leave the club.

Sunderland had been linked to Matondo at Rangers after the former

Manchester City gem fell out of favor at Ibrox. Sheffield Wednesday

was also linked to the Black Cats, but Coventry City is making the most effort to

sign the Welsh international. On Wednesday, it was revealed that

Coventry City was closing in on the loan signing of Matondo from Rangers.

Matondo, a former Manchester City star who has fallen out of favor at Ibrox,

has been linked to Sunderland at Rangers. Although Sheffield Wednesday and

the Black Cats were mentioned together,

Coventry City is putting the most effort into signing the Welsh international.