{"id":563035,"date":"2020-08-21T13:46:52","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T17:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=563035"},"modified":"2020-08-21T13:46:52","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T17:46:52","slug":"sunderland-sign-former-everton-defender-feeney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/08\/21\/sunderland-sign-former-everton-defender-feeney\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunderland Sign Former Everton Defender Morgan Feeney"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sunderland<\/a> secured their third signing of the summer after finalising<\/a> the deal for\u00a0Morgan Feeney<\/a>. The central defender joins on a one-year deal from Premier League<\/a> side Everton<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sunderland Sign Morgan Feeney<\/h2>\n

Filling a Gap<\/h3>\n

Before capturing Feeney, Sunderland had just three centre-backs on their books. Manager Phil Parkinson operates with a 3-4-3 formation and, therefore, additional defenders are required.<\/p>\n

Feeney comes highly rated from Everton. He joined the Toffees as a seven-year-old, and leaves after being the captain of their under-23 side. The 21-year old spent time on loan at fellow League One<\/a> side Tranmere last season before returning after one appearance due to injury.<\/p>\n

The Liverpool-born defender captained Everton’s youth side to a league and cup double in 2019, winning Premier League 2 and the Premier League cup, defeating Newcastle United<\/a> in the final.<\/p>\n

Opportunity for Senior Football<\/h3>\n

Feeney made his Everton debut in 2017 against Atalanta in the Europa League. Despite this, he only went on to make a handful of appearances for the first team. In January 2020, he went on loan to Tranmere. Everton then released the academy product after returning to the club.<\/p>\n

This move is a chance for Feeney to play regular first-team football. Feeney spoke to the club’s official website to express his happiness.<\/a> “I\u2019m made up to be here. It\u2019s a massive club and when a team like Sunderland want you, you don\u2019t think twice. After such a long time at Everton, I couldn\u2019t really ask for much more than to come to a club like this and I can\u2019t wait to get started.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sunderland manager Phil Parkinson is happy to bolster his defensive ranks.<\/p>\n

“Morgan has been training with us for a few weeks and he\u2019s done very well,” said Parkinson.<\/p>\n

“He\u2019s a player with an excellent pedigree having been in and around the England Under-19 set-up, and he will bring added competition to the defence.\u201d<\/p>\n

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