Transfer news: Sunderland take ex-Chelsea and Sheffield United attacker on summer trial
Sunderland appear to have taken the former Chelsea youngster on trial.
Sunderland have seemingly taken former Chelsea loanee Silko Thomas on trial during the summer window.
The attacker was pictured playing for Sunderland’s under-21 side against King’s Lynn Town over the weekend.
The 19-year-old was released by Chelsea at the end of the season having represented the club at under-18, under-19, under-
21 and under-23 levels during his stay at Stamford Bridge.
Thomas was previously on trial with newly-promoted Premier League side Sheffield United earlier this summer but has now
moved on to a stint with the Black Cats.
Thomas is described as an attacking player who is comfortable on either wing as well as through the middle and is reportedly exciting to watch whilst possessing an eye for goal.
According to Chelsea’s website: “Thomas made the majority of his performances for the under-18s and had contributed goals
and assists to the team before making his maiden outing for the development squad in April 2021.”
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Swansea City set sights on Newcastle United man
Swansea City are interested in Newcastle United right-back Harrison Ashby, according to a report by WalesOnline.
Swansea City are looking to bolster their squad ahead of the new Championship following the arrival of manager Michael
Duff from Barnsley.
Ashby, 21, only joined Newcastle in the last January transfer window from fellow Premier League side West Ham but is now
being linked with a switch to the Football League.
WalesOnline claim he is on the Swans’ radar as they eye reinforcements to their ranks with the new campaign starting in
under two weeks.
Swansea eye defender
Swansea could see Ashby as someone to add more quality to their defensive department ahead of next term. He would
strengthen their full-back position on the right and would give them another outlet on that side of the pitch.
The youngster is a player who likes to get up and down the pitch and he needs to be getting first-team football at this stage of
his career to boost his development as opposed to biding his time for game time at Newcastle.
Ashby has got bags of potential and the fact that Eddie Howe signed him for the Toon Army last winter shows how highly-
rated he is. He was on the books at Chelsea’s academy before switching to the Hammers in 2010, a few years before Declan
Rice made the same move.
The Scotland youth international rose up through the ranks of the London club and was a regular for them at various youth
levels. He was handed his debut back in 2020 in a Carabao Cup clash against Charlton Athletic and went on to play six more
times for the senior team before leaving for the North East.
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