Connor Wickham

Sunderland crock Connor Wickham has received good news over his knee injury. The 18-year-old had scans on Monday on the knee he damaged just seconds into Saturday’s 1-0 Barclays Premier League defeat at Manchester United. On Monday night, Wickham revealed via Twitter that he had been given a more encouraging prognosis than expected, although he is yet to discover the full extent of the damage. He tweeted: “Scans showing injury not as bad as first thought, waiting to see a knee specialist...Read Full Story

Connor Wickham - Is he worth it? There was a bit of news about yesterday, in the local rags no less, that suggested that NUFC still maintain some interest in Ipswich Town striker, Connor Wickham. The 18-year-old is regarded as a bright prospect and has been courted by a number of top clubs. At 6ft 3in the lad is already a first-team regular at Championship level and has represented England at every level from schoolboy right up to the under-21′s but, and this is the sticking point for me...Read Full Story

Sunderland have completed the signing of 18 year old Connor Wickham from Ipswich Town. The England U21 striker moves to the Stadium of Light for an initial fee of £8 million, which could rise to as much as £12m over the course of his four-year contract. Black Cats manager Steve Bruce said: “A number of top sides have been chasing Connor for some time now, so naturally we are absolutely delighted he has chosen to come to Sunderland. “He’s still very young, but at 6’3″ he’s a physical presence...Read Full Story

Newcastle are hoping to beat the likes of Tottenham and Liverpool to Ipswich wonderkid Connor Wickham. The 18-year-old striker has emerged as one of the hottest prospects in English football and may be tempted by the chance of regular first team action on Tyneside. Magpies boss, Alan Pardew briefly worked with Wickham when he signed the rookie at Reading and has monitored him since. Pardew is still armed with the £35million war chest from the Andy Carroll transfer and may have to dig deep to...Read Full Story

Sunderland has signed Ipswich striker Connor Wickham.The 18-year-old undergo-ed a medical test, and was offe...Read Full Story