Newly-promoted Sunderland target England goalkeeper, 32, in ambitious loan transfer

Published on July 06, 2025 at 09:56 PM

SUNDERLAND are ready to move for Wolves keeper Sam Johnstone.

The Black Cats want him so he can fight with their current No 1 for game time.

Sam Johnstone of Wolverhampton Wanderers in a pink goalkeeper jersey, pointing.
Sunderland want to sign Sam Johnstone
Sunderland goalkeeper Anthony Patterson playing in a soccer match.
They want him to compete with current No1 Anthony Patterson
England goalkeepers Aaron Ramsdale, Sam Johnstone, and Jordan Pickford at a training session.
Johnstone is a four-time England international

As we revealed, the newly-promoted Premier League club just hired keeper coach Neil Cutler.

And he is a big fan of experienced, four-cap man , 32.

Cutler worked with Johnstone at and Wolves and wants to reunite at the Stadium of Light.

have looked at expensive keepers in but may look at a relative domestic bargain in Johnstone.

The move could happen as a loan because the star still has a contract at Wanderers for three years.

academy graduate Johnstone joined them in a £10million deal from last summer.

Johnstone played 10 times for the Molineux Stadium outfit last season, including seven times in the league.

He failed to keep a single clean sheet in those matches, conceding 17 goals.

The was more fruitful for him.

He kept one clean sheet in three games as Wolves beat Bristol City and Blackburn before crashing out in round five on penalties to .

Johnstone was last involved for the Three Lions in March 2024.

Although his last game was a 1-0 win over in October 2023.

Sam Johnstone's Wolves 2024/25 Premier League stats.

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