Lee Johnson is keeping his fingers crossed that in-form frontman Nathan Broadhead stays at Sunderland for the remainder of the season following the behind-the-scenes changes at Everton.
Broadhead has been one of the Black Cats' standout performers over the last month, notching four goals in the last four League One games.
The 23-year-old joined Sunderland on loan in the summer on a season-long deal but, unlike the loan deals which saw goalkeeper Thorben Hoffmann join from Bayern Munich and forward Leon Dajaku arrive from Union Berlin, there is no clause to convert his stay into a permanent move.
