Le Bris now needs to sell Sunderland dud who earns more than Hume & Rigg

Like the rest of the Championship, Sunderland will be hoping that they exit the bumper Christmas fixture period that awaits them even more reinvigorated for a successful 2025 ahead.

Regis Le Bris will just be hoping that his young and hungry group find themselves in and around the automatic promotion spaces all the way up to next May, having managed to get a tune out of the likes of Jobe Bellingham, Chris Rigg and many other top young talents the majority of this season so far.

Many bumps in the road will come the way of the Black Cats before then, however, with the hurdle of the January transfer window presumably already worrying the Frenchman.

Sunderland’s January business

A lot of restless nights will be had by Sunderland supporters as January comes closer into view, knowing full well that many of the sublime starlets already mentioned could be poached away from Wearside.

Bellingham is amazingly being linked with the likes of Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid already, as those gigantic clubs from Europe eye up a slice of the 19-year-old midfielder before he potentially becomes an unbelievable superstar like his £88m sibling.

He does have a promising 11 goals next to his name from 64 clashes for the Black Cats, with his seven goal tally from last season even more impressive when you consider Sunderland slumped to a dismal 16th spot in the final league standings.

Rigg will be another Le Bris’ men will be anxious about losing next month, with the playmaker only 17 years of age but tipped to be on the radar of the likes of Manchester United.

That worry is more than justified, considering the teenager has been equally as dangerous as Bellingham in attack for his side this season by amassing three strikes in the second tier.