Sunderland Transfers: 10 Dream Alternatives To Fabio Borini
10. Charles NZogbia
His previous Sunderland link was back when Steve Bruce was in charge, at the time though it was admitted that NZogbia was financially out of reach. That wouldnt be the case today, but his stock as a Premier League player has greatly diminished since almost singlehandedly keeping Wigan in the top flight before his move to Villa. At Villa Park they have struggled to find NZogbias best position, which didnt seem to be a problem at all when he was at Wigan. Wherever his previous manager, Martinez, played him, NZogbia would perform wonders. He always had a habit drifting in and out of games as well as form, but since joining Aston Villa, having suffered a couple of injuries he has never had a decent run of games to speak of. That would count against him if Sunderland were looking towards him as an alternative to Borini. Theres no doubting - like one or two others in this list - that NZogbias qualities would shine out again if played as a star man with a decent run in the side. But he perhaps would be a risk, albeit a far cheaper gamble than some. On his day, and in form it wasnt that long ago that there appeared little difference between NZogbias potential and Gareth Bales, with both occupying similar roles for their teams.
