Sunderland have announced their 25 man squad for the new premier league season after the transfer window closed on Tuesday teatime. Well, I say 25 man squad, they’ve actually only included 24 with a few notable absentees. Sunderland also boast an impressive 16 homegrown (HG) players in their squad.
Goalkeepers
Costel Pantilimon
Vito Mannone (HG)
Defenders
DeAndre Yedlin
Wes Brown (HG)
John O’Shea (HG)
Younes Kaboul
Adam Matthews (HG)
Patrick Van Aanholt (HG)
Sebastian Coates
Billy Jones (HG)
Midfielders
Liam Bridcutt (HG)
Lee Cattermole (HG)
Yann M’Vila
Jack Rodwell (HG)
Jordi Gomez
Adam Johnson (HG)
Will Buckley (HG)
Seb Larsson (HG)
Ola Toivonen
Attackers
Jermain Defoe (HG)
Danny Graham (HG)
Fabio Borini (HG)
Steven Fletcher (HG)
Jeremain Lens
*There was no place in the squad for Charis Mavrias, Valentin Roberge or Ricky Alvarez, with the latter’s future still within dispute at FIFA
** Youngsters Duncan Watmore and Lynden Gooch are under-21, and therefore, do not need to be included in the squad to be eligible for selection.
