Regis Le Bris will know, alongside recruiting varied new gamers this summer season at Sunderland, that there can be an expectation on his shoulders that kids creating on Wearside may even be given a good crack within the first-team this coming season.
The following era of Black Cats skills managed to boost a smile on the weary faces of supporters on the Stadium of Mild final marketing campaign, even when issues have been routinely wanting bleak within the Championship, with the likes of Chris Rigg and Jobe Bellingham standing out who’re solely 17 and 18 years of age respectively.
Bellingham, specifically, impressed with seven objectives subsequent to his identify throughout the total season, with a brand new Academy star additionally predicted to make waves within the first-team quickly to doubtlessly problem the teenage sensation’s beginning spot in attacking midfield.
Caden Kelly’s scenario at Sunderland
There can be considerations within the air that 20-year-old Caden Kelly may nonetheless find yourself waving goodbye to Sunderland in a yr’s time when his contract expires.
Soccer journalist Alan Nixon has said through his Patreon {that a} new deal is being ironed out to try to hold Kelly rooted in his Wearside location, with the previous Manchester Metropolis teen tipped to impress if given an opportunity to shine within the first-team.
Often offering a goalscoring menace for the youthful Black Cats, the time may properly be proper for Kelly to be bumped as much as the senior combine if Le Bris is keen to offer him a platform to impress this coming marketing campaign.
With the Championship outfit additionally quick on attacking midfield numbers, with Adil Aouchiche the one different choice within the quantity ten spot minus Bellingham, the Irish-born gem may very well be the subsequent starlet each Sunderland fan is raving about very shortly.
Kelly’s numbers at Sunderland
Within the Premier League 2 for Sunderland U23s final time period, Kelly tallied up an spectacular three objectives and ten assists in all competitions.
That will deliver his whole taking part in at that stage to 11 objectives and 15 assists from 49 video games, with there now being the argument that the 20-year-old has outgrown the youth pitches he’s taking part in on, particularly if Bellingham – who is 2 years youthful than Kelly – is lighting up the Championship quite the opposite.
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Kelly’s numbers at youth stage for Sunderland |
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Season |
Video games performed |
Objectives scored |
Assists |
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23/24 |
14 |
3 |
10 |
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22/23 |
16 |
6 |
2 |
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21/22 |
19 |
2 |
3 |
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21/22 (U18s) |
12 |
3 |
2 |
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20/21 |
22 |
4 |
4 |
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Sourced by Transfermarkt |
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Persistently delivering the products for Sunderland at youth stage, Kelly has been handed two first-team appearances off the again of those exploits, with extra doubtlessly coming his means if Le Bris takes a shining to the 20-year-old.
Able to taking part in down the wings and even up entrance if wanted, very similar to Bellingham managed every so often final marketing campaign, Kelly would supply the brand new supervisor an alternative choice all around the attacking areas, as he goals to be the coach to deliver success again to the Stadium of Mild.
It’s unlikely that Kelly will handle to displace Bellingham from the beginning line-up anytime quickly, because the 18-year-old seems to kick on and impress much more within the second tier after committing his future to the membership amidst hypothesis he may very well be leaving this summer season.
However, the youthful gem may very well be given extra minutes within the senior fold regardless, if Sunderland can tie him right down to a brand new contract, with Kelly being doubtlessly the subsequent fruitful Academy star off the Black Cats manufacturing line if all goes to plan.
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