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Sunderland seek to strengthen their team with new signatures during the summer transfer window to avoid instant relegation of the Premier league.
Regis‘Side won the promotion via the play-offs of Championship During the 2024/25 campaign, and go up to the summit knowing that they have to add more quality to the team.
It has recently been reported that the Black cats are in talks With Dynamo Kyiv to conclude an agreement for Ukraine International Award Vladyslav Vanat to strengthen their options at the top of the field.
The 23 -year -old striker scored 17 goals in 28 Championship matches for Dynamo Kyiv this season, as well as a goal in the Europa League, and could be an exciting addition in the last third.
However, Sunderland will also have to seek means to improve the team on the other side of the field, because they will be in a relegation battle which will see their defense constantly tested by high quality teams.
In this spirit, the club should seek to obtain an upgrade on the first current choice Anthony Patterson, who may not be ready for the Premier League.
Why Anthony Patterson may not be ready in the Premier League
The 25 -year -old cap was the first choice of Sunderland since he crossed the number one in the 2021/22 campaign, and started 45 games In the championship this quarter.
However, Patterson’s performance in the second level of Le BRIS does not suggest that it is likely to make the place of the Premier League to be a reliable figure between the sticks.
The graduate of the Black Cats Academy left too many mistakes, like that of the clip above, slip into his game, and he will be even more punished at a higher level, given the quality of the attackers.
|
24/25 championship |
Anthony Patterson |
|---|---|
|
Apparitions |
42 |
|
Economy percentage |
69% |
|
The objectives prevented |
-1.75 |
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The error led to the photo |
2 |
|
The error led to the objective |
1 |
|
Percentage of claimed cross |
4.2% |
As you can see in the table above, Patterson conceded 1.75 more than expected goals on the basis of the XG shots with which he was confronted, which meant that he had underperformed as a shooting overall when he let in more than the average goalkeeper would have been planned.
He also ranked in the 35% of lower goalkeepers in the championship by claiming only 4.2% of the crosses in its box, as well as in the ranking In the 11% lower For defensive actions outside its box by 90 (0.64).
These statistics suggest that it is unlikely that Patterson will be a key player for the Black Cats in the Premier League, because he underperformed as a shooting guard, a cross-transformer and a watershed at a lower level in the second level.
Sunderland in talks to sign the 1 star league
Supporters should therefore be delighted to read that the club would have sought an agreement to sign an upgrade on the English goalkeeper this summer.
According to Fabrizio RomanoSunderland made an approach to sign Ogc Nice Shot-Stopper Marcin Bulka to strengthen their ranks between the sticks.
The journalist claims that the Black Cats are now in talks with the side of Ligue 1 to guarantee his signature as part of their “ambitious” approach to the market.
Romano adds that several other teams have approached well with an interest in International Poland, which suggests that there will be a lot of competition for its services throughout the summer transfer window.
However, there is no mention of the amount of money that the French part is ready to demand for the former Chelsea goalkeeper, or how much Sunderland is ready to pay for him.
Why Marcin Bulka is an upgrade of Sunderland
The Black Cats could improve their team by winning the race for the signature of Bulka before the end of the summer transfer window, based on its performance for Nice in Ligue 1 during the 2024/25 campaign.
He started 34 games In French high-volume and drew attention with its impressive stop skills, saving 75% of shots on its target and preventing 2.74 goals.
It came after the former PSG goalkeeper, who was greeted as “sensational” by the talent scout Jacek Kulig, prevented 2.00 goals in 34 Ligue 1 games For Nice in the previous campaign, which shows that he has always surpassed like a shot in the past two seasons.
Bulka, as you can see in the above clips, is capable of producing superb stops to keep the ball out of the net, and has proven in one of the main leagues in Europe during several seasons.
His performances as a versatile guardian of the 2024/25 campaign suggest that he would arrive at the Light Stadium as a significant upgrade of what the BRIS currently has between the sticks.
|
Season 24/25 |
Bread (Ligue 1) |
Patterson (Championship) |
|---|---|---|
|
Economy percentage |
75.8% |
70.3% |
|
Backup made for 90 |
3.53 |
2.14 |
|
Percentage of penalty economy |
33.3% |
20% |
|
Cross arrested by 90 |
1.15 |
0.55 |
|
Percentage of claimed cross |
8.3% |
4.2% |
|
Defensive actions outside the track beaten by 90 |
0.97 |
0.64 |
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Statistics via Fbref |
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As you can see in the table above, Bulka has surpassed Patterson as a shot, a cross-applest and as a sweeping goalkeeper this season, while playing at a higher level in the upper level in France, compared to the championship.
These statistics suggest that the Polish colossus, which was the number one in Nice for the last two campaigns, has the quality to arrive on Wearside as an immediate upgrade on the current number one in Sunderland.
It has proven its quality in a large European league and could therefore strike the ground as a reliable and quality goalkeeper who can stop shots and crosspieces with impressive regularity, in particular compared to Patterson.
This is why the Black Cats must do their best to win the Bulka signature race, now that they are in official talks with Nice to agree on an agreement for the 25 -year -old star, who would improve their chances of avoiding the drop in the first League quarter.
