Sunderland defender Danny Batth has emerged as a summer transfer target for Tony Mowbray's old side Blackburn Rovers - although the Black Cats have no reason to sell. A report over the weekend claimed Rovers were keen on the 32-year-old, and our sister title LancsLive says it understands there is some 'credibility' to the link.
But Batth was a key figure for Sunderland last season, starting 39 out of 46 Championship games before a knee injury cut short his season in April. Batth joined Sunderland from Stoke City in January 2022, signing an initial 18-month contract which would have expired this summer but the club triggered an extension last season which means it still has another year to run.
LancsLive says Sunderland would have to be willing to allow Batth to leave for nothing for a deal to be viable, and that would appear to be a non-starter given that the Black Cats opted to extend the player's contract for another 12 months. Injuries, including to Batth, left Sunderland without any specialist centre-backs for the final stages of the season.
