Jack Clarke insists he is ready to play if Sunderland boss Alex Neil calls upon him tomorrow. The Black Cats round off their pre-season trip to Portugal in the morning with a friendly against Jose Mourinho's Europa Conference League winners Roma at the Estadio Municipal de Albufeira.
New signing Clarke only linked up with the squad on the Algarve on Saturday, having completed his move to the club from Spurs on a four-year deal. And while he returned later for pre-season with Spurs than the Sunderland players, he feels that is not a problem.
"Fitness-wise, I'm feeling good," said the 21-year-old. "I came in a bit later than some of the other lads, I started my pre-season a bit later, but with the short gap between the seasons I didn't feel that I had lost too much, so I'm ready.
