Transfer Talk: Sunderland midfielder to Crystal Palace
Sunderland midfielder David Vaughan will leave Sunderland this Summer after being deemed surplus to requirements at the Stadium of Light.
The Welsh international is about to enter the last year of his contract and the club are looking to cash in on the 30-year-old rather than risk losing him for nothing when his contract expires
That decision has alerted Crystal Palace, who are ready to give him the chance to stay in the Premier League and earn much more of a first-team role than he enjoyed at Sunderland.
Palace boss Ian Holloway managed Vaughan when they were together at Blackpool and rates the playmaker – who was voted Player of the Season in the Tangerines’ sole Premier League campaign – highly.
Sunderland will hope to get at least £1m for a player who cost them nothing and from a business point of view it is hard to argue with the sale, although many fans are likely to feel a twinge of sadness that a player who gave them such a perfect moment on Tyneside looks soon to be on his way out of Wearside.
David Vaughan scored in 3-0 win against Newcastle United