Elliot Embleton will stay on Wearside rather than travel to the USA with Sunderland, Tony Mowbray has confirmed. The midfielder has been out of action since breaking his ankle in December but is close to a return, and last week Mowbray had suggested last week that he might be eased back into training during the club's ten-day trip to the States.
But, speaking after the Black Cats' first two pre-season friendlies at the weekend, Mowbray now says that Embleton will not be on board when the rest of the squad jets off tomorrow. "Embleton isn't far away, probably the last week of pre-season he'll get back joining in but he is not coming on this trip," said Mowbray.
"He might as well stay at home and work with the physios we're leaving behind and get more work done."
