Confirmed – The six Sunderland players available for transfer exits under Kristjaan Speakman

The six Sunderland players that will be free to leave the club when the January transfer window opens next month

The January transfer window is just around the corner, with Sunderland and their Championship rivals eyeing squad tweaks before a busy second half of the 2024-25 campaign.

The Black Cats under transfer gurus Kristjaan Speakman and Stuart Harvey are not expected to undergo major surgery during the winter but several fringe players are now confirmed as free to leave in January should the right opportunity arise for both Sunderland and the player.

Here, we take a look at the six players made available by Sunderland ahead of the January transfer window:

Joe Anderson

Joe Anderson’s last first-team appearance for Sunderland came earlier in the season during the loss to Preston North End in the Carabao Cup.

Since then, the former Everton man has played for Graeme Murty’s under-21s and hasn’t really had a sniff of first-team action under Le Bris. At 23 years old, the defender needs to be playing first-team football and will be free to leave the club in January.

Zak Johnson

Sunderland head coach Régis Le Bris recently confirmed that young defender Zak Johnson may be loaned out during the winter transfer window.

Jewison Bennette

The Costa Rica international needs to get his career back on track and a January loan or permanent transfer feels likely.

The winger has featured predominately for Graeme Murty’s under-21s this season but has shown no signs of breaking through into Le Bris’ first-team during the 2024-25 season with both Tommy Watson and Romaine Mundle ahead of him. Bennette was then moved to left-back for the Black Cats’ youth side.

Adoullah Ba, Adil Aouchcihe and Nazariy Rusyn

Le Bris left the door open for fringe trio Abdoullah Ba, Adil Aouchiche, and Nazariy Rusyn to leave the club during the winter window should a decent opportunity arise.