Defoe tipped to ‘cement legacy’ at Sunderland after Sky ‘great signing’ update – pundit

Wed 19 January 2022 17:29, UK

Paul Robinson is adamant his ex-England and Tottenham teammate Jermain Defoe would be “a great signing” for Sunderland this month.

Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the former Spurs goalkeeper said the 39-year-old can “cement his legacy” on Wearside by scoring the goals that send the Black Cats to promotion.

Defoe is a free agent after he mutually terminated his contract with Rangers.

🗣️"Even at the age of 39 I still wanted to be involved. Towards the end it was affecting me, I was taking it home and I was a little bit down…"

Jermain Defoe says it was difficult to accept his time at Rangers was ending, especially after their title winning season. pic.twitter.com/eVgiSOPUBR
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) January 14, 2022

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According to Sky Sports (19 January), the centre-forward is wanted by Sunderland, Ipswich Town, Charlton Athletic and Oxford United.

However, as quoted by the Chronicle (19 January), Lee Johnson revealed “a lot of things would have to happen” for a potential deal to come off.

When asked by Football Insider‘s Dylan Childs for his assessment of the latest, Robinson said:

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“Sunderland have a real opportunity to get out of League One this season. Jermain could really help them achieve that.

“He has the ties and the links there. Even though he is at the twilight of his career, he would have an impact.

“He keeps himself so fit. I think it would be a great signing. I know he has the qualities to contribute. He’s been looking after himself up at Rangers and was still scoring goals whenever he played.

“Jermain could go there, score 10 goals between now and the end of the season to get them promoted and cement his legacy at the club. It’d be great for all parties.”

In other news, Kevin Phillips cites Maja after an update on a Championship club signing a star from Sunderland this month.