10 Players Sam Allardyce Could Bring With Him To Sunderland

6. Enner Valencia

Enner Valencia's signature is probably the least likely on the list, but he's probably the most exciting prospect on the list. The Colombian striker landed in the Premier League with an enormous price-tag of around £12 million, though he's yet to properly settle in at West Ham. The exciting forward signalled a change in Sam Allardyce's philosophy as he moved towards a flair approach, and Valencia showed glimpses of an outstanding talent, despite only racking up four goals in the league during his debut season. He's currently sidelined for three months with an injury, and at the beginning of his recovery he lashed out at West Ham for 'forgetting' about him and threatened to seek treatment abroad, before being forced into an apology. If he is unsettled at West Ham then a January swoop may not be too far out of the realms of possibility.
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