{"id":581023,"date":"2021-01-29T15:06:21","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T20:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=581023"},"modified":"2021-01-29T15:06:21","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T20:06:21","slug":"sunderland-complete-loan-signing-of-rangers-winger-jordan-jones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/29\/sunderland-complete-loan-signing-of-rangers-winger-jordan-jones\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunderland Complete Loan Signing of Rangers Winger Jordan Jones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/sunderland\/\" target=\"_self\">Sunderland<\/a> have this evening made their third signing of the transfer window. Lee Johnson has added <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/29\/rangers-winger-jordan-jones-set-for-sunderland-move\/\" target=\"_self\">Rangers<\/a> winger Jordan Jones to his squad for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Jones successfully completed his medical on Friday. The deal was announced on the club&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/safc.com\/news\/team-news\/2021\/january\/jones-signs-for-sunderland\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official website<\/a> shortly after. Jones follows midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/10\/sunderland-complete-signing-of-forest-green-rovers-captain-carl-winchester\/\" target=\"_self\">Carl Winchester<\/a>\u00a0and left-back<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/29\/southampton-left-back-jake-vokins-completes-loan-move-to-sunderland\/\" target=\"_self\"> Jake Vokins<\/a> through the door at the Stadium of Light this month as head coach adds reinforcements to his squad as they push for promotion.<\/p>\n<h2>Rangers Winger Jordan Jones Completes Loan Move to Sunderland<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udd0f \ud835\uddd4\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf1 \ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SAFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SAFC<\/a> are delighted to announce the loan signing of Jordan Jones from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RangersFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RangersFC<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WelcomeJones?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WelcomeJones<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sunderland AFC (@SunderlandAFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunderlandAFC\/status\/1355236919353946113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Extra Creativity Arrives in Jordan Jones<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/25\/sunderland-round-up-lee-johnsons-search-for-attacking-reinforcements-continues\/\" target=\"_self\">Lee Johnson<\/a> has been looking to add to his forward options this month and has finally made a breakthrough. 26-year-old Jones is a Northern Ireland international and a tricky winger with a pinpoint cross.<\/p>\n<p>Lee Johnson has been looking for extra creativity in the final third with his team currently struggling to break down stubborn opposition defences despite dominating possession. Today, he may have finally got the man who can unlock League One defences on a consistent basis.<\/p>\n<h3>Johnson Delighted to Have Made Transfer Breakthrough<\/h3>\n<p>Lee Johnson was today delighted to have brought in the type of player he has been wanting to sign all month. Speaking following the arrival of winger Jordan Jones, <a href=\"https:\/\/safc.com\/news\/team-news\/2021\/january\/jones-signs-for-sunderland\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Johnson said<\/a>: \u201cAs Jordan comes in, we are looking forward to working with him and seeing what he brings to our squad. He is a player with the type of qualities that fit the positional profile we wanted to add to the group.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Jordan Jones Looking to Make an Impact<\/h3>\n<p>New Sunderland signing <a href=\"https:\/\/safc.com\/news\/team-news\/2021\/january\/jones-signs-for-sunderland\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordan Jones said<\/a> following his arrival:\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m absolutely over the moon and I\u2019m delighted to be here. I know what football means to people in the North East and how much Sunderland means to the supporters, so hopefully I can bring them some entertainment and good results.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"Paao_LNeT1hiTcKh6Lvr8g\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1276939641\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Paao_LNeT1hiTcKh6Lvr8g',sig:'cilU-UGBD83To8Hqj_S3H2tplBs9sTHzTMDG0ktOR6E=',w:'594px',h:'387px',items:'1276939641',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rangers winger Jordan Jones has completed a loan move to Sunderland. 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