From new deals to surprise departures what next for sunderland star

Emmanuel Oryiman | May 28, 2024 | SUNDERLAND FC | No Comments

Sunderland’s U21 side have produced an incredible campaign that took them to the brink of title glory

Sunderland U21’s brought their campaign to a close on Sunday, falling to a 3-1 defeat in the Premier League 2 play-off final at Tottenham Hotspur. While it was a disappointing result for their season to end on, they produced another impressive performance against high-calibre opposition and the defeat did to change the fact that it has been an exceptional year of huge overperformance.

So what next for the team and the players who have so impressed over recent weeks and months? Here, we take a closer look…

DEPARTING

Sunderland’s retained list, released shortly before the U21s semi final win over Reading, confirmed that a number of the squad would be departing when their current contracts expire at the end of the campaign. The most notable of those was Ellis Taylor, who has in recent weeks worn the captain’s armband and been in remarkable goalscoring form.

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