Sunderland are ready to sign free agency striker Aaron Connolly, a decision that has divided views on social media.
According to reports on Monday, Sunderland are likely to recruit Aaron Connolly on a free transfer after he was released by Hull City at the end of last season.
The 24-year-old former Brighton man scored eight goals in 13 Championship outings for the Tigers. Connolly’s injury record, however, forced Hull to let him go as a free agent.
He made 24 total appearances in the league, but repeated injuries kept him out for nearly half of the 2023/24 Championship season.
Sunderland’s summer transfer window saw three new strikers join the club, despite their need for more.
Wilson Isidor arrived on loan from Zenit and Ahmed Abdullahi joined on a permanent transfer from Gent. Abdullahi is currently injured and may not play for a while, while Isidor could be deployed as a winger.
Marco Gabbiadini shares verdict on Aaron Connolly to Sunderland
Sunderland still appear to be lacking an out-and-out no.9, particularly one with Championship experience.
Connolly is both of those qualities, and at 24, he’s still relatively young, so if he hits the ground running and proves to be a successful signing, he may become another key asset for the Black Cats.
Former Sunderland striker Marco Gabbiadini commented on the news on Total Sport, saying, “He scored more goals than all strikers that have played in the last year-and-a-half put together.”
“It probably shows that things did not go quite as planned during the transfer window. There are a number of new players who we don’t know much about, and he can likely contribute to that list in some way.
“Even though he only started 13 games last season, he scored eight goals, which is not a bad return.” It gives another dimension to what is often an area of the pitch where you would like to have some options.”
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Andel Goulbourne, 59, was struck by a BMW going double the 30mph speed limit on Washwood Heath Road in Saltley in July 2020.
A cowardly motorist who killed a cyclist fled the nation within hours of the incident and started a new life thousands of miles away. Kashif Khan got married, had children, and worked as a taxi driver while on the run.
On Washwood Heath Road in Saltley, a driver exceeded the 30mph speed limit and collided with 59-year-old granddad Andel Goulbourne.
He escaped the scene, flew to Dubai, and later migrated to Pakistan. He led an apparently normal life until July of this year, when he was arrested upon returning to Birmingham Airport.
Meanwhile, the family of dear Mr Goulbourne was left with a great void in their lives and no closure. Khan, 28, of Parkhouse Drive in Erdington, received a six-year sentence for causing death by reckless driving at Birmingham Crown Court on Thursday, September 19.
He was also barred from driving for 12 years and ten and a half months, which was his second road ban. Judge Kerry Maylin told Mr Goulbourne’s family that the sentence was intended to “mark the criminality” rather than to “value” his life.
She told Khan, “You went on with your life, married, had two children, and lived freely in Pakistan.” This raises suspicions about what you were doing in Pakistan.
“You were clearly not consumed with regret as you worked as a taxi driver in Pakistan driving people around when knowing you had been involved in a fatal traffic collision.”
The crash occurred around 11.20 p.m. on July 30, 2020. Khan was driving a BMW that did not belong to him. It had been rented to someone else, who, oddly, had been involved in a separate car accident and had then allowed the defendant to drive it.
Witnesses reported how Khan ‘zoomed’ past them on a slip lane at Saltley Gate Island before colliding with a taxi driver as he merged back onto Washwood Heath lane. Moments later, he collided with Mr Goulbourne, who was riding his bicycle in the opposite direction and about to turn onto Clayton Road.
Khan was travelling at speeds ranging from 61 to 64 mph at the time of the crash, according to the inquiry. Mr Goulbourne was flung into the air, as seen by CCTV. The court was told that his body came to rest 50 metres from where he was struck.
Khan fled the scene. Judge Maylin told him, “You must have realised.” You exited your vehicle and walked towards the scene. Then, maybe after witnessing the devastation your reckless driving had caused, you cowardly fled the scene, leaving Mr Goulbourne to members of the public who had emerged from their own residences.”
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