West Ham flop Robert Snodgrass a target for Sunderland, confirms Black Cats boss Simon Grayson

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James Benge18 August 2017

Sunderland manager Simon Grayson has confirmed he hopes to bring West Ham outcast Robert Snodgrass to the Stadium of Light.

West Ham have informed Snodgrass that he is free to leave the club just eight months after joining from Hull after the Scotland international struggled to make an impact at the London Stadium.

Signed for £10.2million to replace Dimitri Payet after the Frenchman’s move to Marseille Snodgrass failed to find the net in 15 appearances – having scored nine for Hull in the first half of the campaign – and started only one of West Ham’s final five games of the season.

Grayson managed Snodgrass at Leeds between 2008 and 2012 and believes the 29-year-old can make the difference in Sunderland’s fight for promotion from the Championship.

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“When people like Snodgrass come available you would be foolish to not consider it,” Grayson said.

“Again, that would be a deal that would be dictated by finances. He is a good footballer who I enjoyed working with at Leeds.

“Would he be a good addition to Sunderland? Of course, he is a good footballer. Can we do it? Who knows but we might ask the question.”

Snodgrass has also been linked with moves to Newcastle and Aston Villa as well as a return to former club Leeds.

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