Sunderland are closely watching Morgan Feeney, with the centre-back reportedly training with Phil Parkinson’s squad.

Parkinson has been preparing Sunderland for a third consecutive season in League One so far this summer, with next month set to see them embark on a promotion push back to the Championship.

Focus at the moment is on the club recruiting to give Sunderland the best possible chance of challenging, with Feeney seemingly an option.

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As per Chronicle Live, Feeney has been training with Sunderland ahead of the new season, with a view of earning himself a contract on the back of his release from Everton.

The 21-year-old only managed two senior appearances for Everton, which came in the Europa League during the 2017/18 campaign.

He’s since had a loan spell with Tranmere, but made just one senior appearance for the club due to injury.

Feeney is now on the lookout for a new club and could fall into contention at Sunderland as they adapt to life with a salary cap in place in League One.

Naturally, it brings issues, but Feeney’s age doesn’t contribute to that cap, allowing Sunderland to strengthen elsewhere.

The Verdict  

This is a good thing for Sunderland and a decent deal for them to get done.

The 21-year-old needs a fresh start and he would fall on his feet at Sunderland; the club have decent options at centre-back, so he’d come in as cover with little pressure on him.

In addition to that, the salary cap issue is a factor now and Sunderland are avoiding impacting that with Feeney.

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