Sunderland except I didn’t beat Derby County last time Priority action as Wilson Isidor endured another puzzling night in front of goal.
The Black Cats secured a narrow 1-0 victory at Pride Park thanks to Eliezer Mayenda’s first-half goal, but had it not been for the bizarre offside ruling that canceled out Isidore’s fierce second-half strike, the victory would have been more up for grabs.
Luck really hasn’t been on the Frenchman’s side of late after he missed two penalties in the clash with Burnley before this questionable decision further dented his confidence, and the 24-year-old is now worried his first-team place could be in the dangers of joining a potential new recruit.
Sunderland interested in EFL striker
According to the journalist Michael Grahamreporting on your X account, Regis Le Bris‘ team are now looking at bringing Preston North End striker Emil Riis Jakobsen to the building this transfer window as they continue to hunt for new attacking reinforcements.
The addition of the imposing Dane could see Sunderland’s pursuit of KVC Westerlo striker Matia Frigan officially dead in the water, with the former Lorient manager recently revealing that nothing is close at the moment with regard to the relocation of Croats to England.
Jakobsen would be seen as a big upgrade on Frigan anyway, given his goalscoring expertise in the EFL with the Lilywhites, with the towering 6ft 3 forward also potentially able to take Isidor’s first-team place upon his arrival in Wearside.
What would Jakobsen offer Sunderland
Jakobsen has been at Preston for a couple of seasons now and has shown he can light up the League Two on his day with some electric attacking displays.
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This campaign, the former Randers FC player even manages to outshine the hapless Isidor, despite the 26-year-old going through some barren stretches of form for Paul Heckingbottom’s side.
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G/A Emil Riis Jakobsen per season since joining |
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|---|---|---|---|
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Season |
Games played |
Goals scored |
Assists |
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24/25 |
31 |
7 |
2 |
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23/24 |
22 |
6 |
3 |
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22/23 |
26 |
5 |
0 |
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21/22 |
49 |
20 |
6 |
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20/21 |
39 |
3 |
1 |
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Source: Transfermarkt |
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Indeed, when we look at the table above, Jakobsen managed to pick up one more goal than Isidore when he wore a Sunderland shirt this season, and the Dane is known as a regular goalscorer at Deepdale who could be lifted to greater heights playing alongside the likes of Enzo Le Fee at the Stadium of Light.
Former Preston manager Ryan Lowe even went out of his way to label Jakobsen as “phenomenal” in terms of his work rate when the two worked together in Lancashire, and Le Bris hoped the addition of the 26-year-old to the ranks would ease the pressure on Isidore’s shoulders to be his side’s leading man.
He would also be a huge upgrade for Sunderland who hit Frigan not only considering his Championship heroics but also the fact that he is Westerlo’s man two goals shy The Jakobsen league plays in Belgium with a total of six big chances also squandered.
Regardless of who Sunderland end up winning the services of, it is very clear that the Wearside outfit are prioritizing brand new striker recruits to try and give themselves an edge in the ongoing promotion race.
After all, Sheffield United have already got Ben Brereton Diaz out the door with Tom Cannon supposedly he’s coming in nextas Le Bris’ promotion candidates are now showing their muscles.
