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title: "Stoke Forward A Sunderland Target?"
canonical: "https://readsunderland.com/2016/01/25/stoke-forward-sunderland-target/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Kieran Brown"
section: "Sunderland News"
published: "2016-01-25T22:45:18Z"
modified: "2016-01-25T22:45:18Z"
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# Stoke Forward A Sunderland Target?

Stoke City attacker Peter Odemwingie is reportedly a transfer target for Sunderland.

The 34-year old suffered from a hell-bent injury which saw him sit on the sidelines for almost two years, but recently signed a deal with the Potters to extend his short contract with the club.

[The Sunderland Echo](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/sunderland-afc/latest-safc-news/safc-match-analysis/sunderland-linked-with-stoke-forward-peter-odemwingie-1-7695957)report that the Mackems don’t want a permanent deal, however, taking the striker on loan could add to the fire-power to help keep the Wearsiders in the Premier League for yet another season.

![Christof Koepsel/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/https://media.readsunderland.com/readsunderland/2016/01/482642162.jpg)

The striker moved to the Premier League in 2010, where he signed a two-year contract with West Brom after a strong few seasons in Russia. The 6-foot attacker scored over 30 goals whilst in the Midlands before moving to Welsh side Cardiff City, only to be rescued by Mark Hughes’ side.

A serious knee injury has kept Odemwingie out of action for a long period of time, and with game time looking limited at Stoke, Hughes might allow him to go on loan to get some much-needed game time.