Tony Mowbray says Sunderland are in discussions with 'various clubs' in a bid to bring in attacking reinforcements as quickly as possible to share the goalscoring burden with star striker Ross Stewart. The Black Cats suffered a blow at the weekend when Everton recalled Ellis Simms from his loan spell on Wearside, which left nine-goal top scorer Stewart as the club's only specialist centre-forward.
Sunderland had to cope without both Stewart and Simms earlier in the season, before Simms returned in November and Stewart last month. And Mowbray knows that until another striker arrives, he is only one injury away from having to make do and mend once again.
The head coach said at the weekend that Sunderland were looking at bringing in a frontman on loan, and were also exploring the possibility of signing a young striker on loan. Asked how quickly he wants another striker in the building, he said: "As soon as possible, really.
