Sunderland are one of the European teams believed to have a chance of landing Barcelona winger Aleix Vidal on loan in January, according to Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo.
The 27-year-old moved to the Catalan giants last year after an excellent solitary campaign with Sevilla and was being tipped to replace long-term Blaugrana right-back Dani Alves at Camp Nou.
Sunderland want Aleix Vidal and are willing to pay 14m for him in January. (MD) pic.twitter.com/vq1r3xcoEt
— Goal Digger (@FCBGoalDigger) October 14, 2016
However, Vidal has found first-team football hard to come by for Luis Enrique’s men, with the European giants preferring to play Sergi Roberto in the full-back role this season.
Talk in the press is that the once-capped Spain international will be allowed to leave Barcelona in the new year, with a host of European teams ready to snap him up.
Sunderland will surely be massively busy come January, with the Wearside club already looking destined to be embroiled in a relegation dogfight this season.
Following a 2-0 defeat to Stoke City on Saturday, David Moyes’ men are bottom of the Premier League table and the only team in the top flight yet to record a win in 2016-17.
Vidal would be a high-quality and impressive addition, but the Black Cats will surely have plenty of competition for the wideman’s signature should Barca allow him to go out on loan.
Never heard of him.