da 888： Sunderland’s signing of Kyle Lafferty earlier in the window means Phil Parkinson is happy with his current set of strikers, with four in the squad now ready to be called upon.
da bet7k： The Black Cats, however, had also been linked with a move for Northern Ireland international Liam Boyce, with the Scottish Sun reporting that a modest fee of £250,000 would have been enough to prise him away from League One Burton.
The striker has now found a move, but it is to Hearts, meaning the north-east outfit have missed the opportunity to add someone to the squad who has scored 14 goals this season, more than every Sunderland striker combined.
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Some fans are disappointed as they saw the targeting of Boyce as a good chance to add quality to an area which really needs it, with the match against Doncaster highlighting the need for more quality in the final third.
As a result of Boyce’s move, some fans have raised concerns about the spending power of Sunderland under Stewart Donald, especially as the two signings so far this month have been a free agent and a loan addition.
American investor group FPP provided the club with £9m worth of investment in November but fans are yet to see that money translated into positive steps on the pitch, and that has likely caused some frustration.
Donald may be apprehensive to dip his hand in his pocket after the failure of £4m Will Grigg, who has scored just eight goals in 48 games since his move last January.
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Elsewhere, Phil Parkinson has revealed a major plan he has for the rest of the transfer window.