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title: "Midfielder set for Championship loan move"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ste Hoare"
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published: "2015-11-26T11:22:40Z"
modified: "2015-11-26T11:22:40Z"
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# Midfielder set for Championship loan move

Sunderland midfielder Liam Bridcutt is set to join Championship side Leeds United on a loan deal that will last until January.

The deadline for loan deals is 5pm this evening, and according to [James Hunter of the Chronicle](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/sunderland-transfers-black-cats-misfit-10504568), the 26-year-old will join the Yorkshire club.

There was talk initially that Bridcutt, who has one cap for Scotland, would join Cardiff City on loan, but after a meeting with Leeds’ manager Steve Evans yesterday evening, it appears that he’s now decided to reject the move to the Welsh capital in favour of joining the Elland Road side.

![Jan Kruger/Getty Images Sport](https://readsunderland.com/https://media.readsunderland.com/readsunderland/2015/11/4661941521.jpg)

According to Hunter, the midfielder has accepted that he has no future at Sunderland. Despite a poor start to the Black Cats season, Bridcutt has failed to make a single first-team appearance with both Dick Advocaat and Sam Allardyce seemingly not impressed enough to give him a chance.

Sunderland will look to sell Bridcutt in the near future, but until then, he’ll be allowed to leave on loan, maybe to put him in the shop window?