Aberdeen are confident about signing Sunderland defender Bailey Wright on loan. The Dons are fifth in the Scottish Premiership and manager Jim Goodwin is aiming to bolster his backline before the transfer window slams shut, according to the Daily Record.
Wright - who only signed a two-year contract last summer - was integral to the Black Cats’ promotion-winning campaign in 2021-22 but has settled for a bit-part role this season. Tony Mowbray’s preference to play a back three, with Luke O’Nien as a defender, has restricted him to just six league starts this season.
The key to any deal could be how the Sunderland manager’s brother, Darren, is head of recruitment at Aberdeen. Any move is not to be expected before this weekend’s colossal clash against Middlesbrough.
