{"id":512619,"date":"2019-08-27T11:39:50","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T15:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=512619"},"modified":"2019-08-27T11:39:50","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T15:39:50","slug":"sunderland-transfer-news-black-cats-eye-fox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/08\/27\/sunderland-transfer-news-black-cats-eye-fox\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunderland Transfer News: Black Cats Eye Fox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After signing defender Joel Lynch on Monday, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/sunderland\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sunderland<\/a> could be set to make another signing in the near future. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2019\/08\/16\/sheffield-wednesday-perfect-start-millwall\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sheffield Wednesday<\/a> left-back Morgan Fox is believed to be on the Black Cats radar. Today\u2019s Sunderland transfer news looks at the defender and also new signing Joel Lynch.<\/p>\n<h2>Sunderland Transfer News<\/h2>\n<p>Since the departure of Bryan Oviedo, Jack Ross has been searching for a replacement. At present, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2019\/04\/25\/sunderlands-hot-prospect-denver-hume-commits-to-club\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Denver Hume<\/a> is the only left-back in the first-team squad. Although Hume is playing well, competition is required.<\/p>\n<h3>Bid Rejected<\/h3>\n<p>According to Phil Smith of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunderlandecho.com\/sport\/football\/sunderland-afc\/latest-sunderland-afc-news\/sunderland-set-to-return-with-second-bid-for-championship-left-back-as-jack-ross-eyes-deal-492201\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sunderland Echo<\/a>, Sheffield Wednesday have rejected a bid for Fox from the Wearsiders. This will not deter <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2019\/08\/26\/sunderland-roundup-takeover-imminent\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sunderland<\/a> and they are expected to return with an improved over in the coming days. It appears that manager Jack Ross has made Fox his number one target and is determined to get the defender.<\/p>\n<h3>Who is Morgan Fox<\/h3>\n<p>25-year-old Fox currently plays for Sheffield Wednesday. He is a left-back who can also play as a central defender if required.\u00a0Fox began his career at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2019\/07\/01\/tarique-fosu-oxford-united-charlton-athletic\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charlton Athletic<\/a> before moving to Hillsborough two years ago. He has played 194 games, mainly in the Championship, scoring three goals.<\/p>\n<p>Six foot one inch Fox has been capped seven times at Under-21 level by Wales. He has been called up to the senior side but has yet to make an appearance.<\/p>\n<h3>Keen on a Move?<\/h3>\n<p>It is understood that Fox would be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shieldsgazette.com\/sport\/football\/sunderland-afc\/latest-sunderland-afc-news\/sunderland-target-morgan-fox-reveals-his-future-plans-as-jack-ross-eyes-sheffield-wednesday-man-492227\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">keen on a move<\/a> to Wearside. He is currently fighting for his place at Sheffield Wednesday. He made his second appearance of the season at Preston last weekend. However, he is keen to have regular first-team opportunities. Fox is yet to comment on a possible move to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2019\/07\/26\/six-sunderland-youngsters\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sunderland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Sunderland Transfer News: New Signing Joel Lynch Speaks<\/h3>\n<p>Meanwhile, Sunderland completed the signing on Monday of central defender Joel Lynch. The 31-year-old left QPR at the end of last season and has signed a one-year deal.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Sunderland\u2019s official website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunderlandecho.com\/sport\/football\/sunderland-afc\/latest-sunderland-afc-news\/sunderland-set-to-return-with-second-bid-for-championship-left-back-as-jack-ross-eyes-deal-492201\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Safc.com<\/a>, Lynch is looking forward to proving he should be in the team. \u201cI want to work my way into the team because I haven\u2019t come here to expect to just walk straight in. I know the players here in the squad are offering me great competition and I realise I\u2019ve got to work my way into that team as quickly as I can and do my best for the club.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1163830078\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 65.48821% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1163830078?et=jueb47clQf9F2_yn4xlE3A&amp;tld=co.uk&amp;sig=4iEVfaF4FImDFl0kNiyPpJwn7BnW2fPzbPmtg6zRhmU=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"389\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s Sunderland Transfer News looks at the left-back who is reportedly Jack Ross\u2019s number one target. 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