{"id":615376,"date":"2022-07-29T07:54:28","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T11:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=615376"},"modified":"2022-07-29T07:54:28","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T11:54:28","slug":"sunderland-sign-everton-striker-on-loan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/29\/sunderland-sign-everton-striker-on-loan\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunderland Sign Everton Striker on Loan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">A loan deal has been agreed that will see <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/26\/sunderland-transfer-news-3\/\" target=\"_self\">Sunderland<\/a> sign <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/22\/frank-lampard-warns-everton\/\" target=\"_self\">Everton<\/a> striker Ellis Simms. The deal is a one-year loan with the striker expected to go straight into Alex Neil\u2019s squad for their Championship opener on Sunday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sunderland confirmed their new signing via their official website <a href=\"https:\/\/safc.com\/news?_gl=1*18zspzg*_ga*ODAwMDg3ODUuMTU5MjE0MjQ0MQ..*_ga_T81QCG9DQL*MTY1OTAwNTM3OC41Mi4xLjE2NTkwMDYyMTAuNTg.*_ga_QD4TLL96E9*MTY1OTAwNTM3OC41Mi4xLjE2NTkwMDYyMTAuNTg.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">safc.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">Sunderland Sign Everton Striker Ellis Simms\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\">#\u20e39\u20e3 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ti8cuWkD95\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ti8cuWkD95<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sunderland AFC (@SunderlandAFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunderlandAFC\/status\/1552946074825940992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">Simms Has Had Two Successful Loan Spells<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">This will be the third time that Everton have sent striker Ellis Simms out on loan. The 21-year-old has previously had spells at Blackpool and Hearts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">At Blackpool, he helped the Seasiders gain promotion to League One, playing 24 games in all competitions, starting 19 and scoring 10 goals. Another half-season loan, this time north of the border at Hearts brought another seven goals for the youngster.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">Prolific at Youth Level<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">Ellis Simms has certainly been a prolific goalscorer, especially during his early years at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/02\/jesse-lingard-everton-and-tottenham\/\" target=\"_self\">Everton<\/a>. For the under-18 team, he scored an impressive 46 goals in all competitions before moving to the under-23 squad and scoring eight goals in 12 games. It was then that the Toffees decided it was time for Simms to go out on loan to gain valuable first-team experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p3\">Ellis Simms and Alex Neil Have Their Say on Loan Deal<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking after signing, Simms spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/safc.com\/news\/team-news\/2022\/july\/ellis-simms-signs-for-sunderland\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">safc.com<\/a>. He said: \u00a0\u201cIt feels great to be here &#8211; it\u2019s such a massive club and I can\u2019t wait to get started. As soon as Sunderland showed an interest, I knew this would be a great environment for me to continue my development and a great platform to show what I can do. I\u2019ve played in League One and the SPL, so this is the next step for me and I feel I\u2019m ready for the Championship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alex Neil added: \u201cTo have Ellis in the building [ahead of the first game] is great. He will compliment Ross Stewart, but equally, he will provide competition and he joins following two really good loan spells at Blackpool and Hearts. He\u2019s a big lad, who is direct, quick and mobile &#8211; and he\u2019s been a serial goalscorer. There\u2019s been a lot of Championship interest in Ellis, but we have managed to secure his signature and we are delighted to get the deal across the line.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today saw Sunderland sign Everton striker Ellis Simms on loan. 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