Everton striker Nathan Broadhead talks with Sunderland at an impasse
Nathan Broadhead may have to look elsewhere for his Everton exit as talks with Sunderland have now reached an impasse, according to the Northern Echo.
The 24-year-old spent the 2021-22 campaign on loan from Merseyside at the Stadium of Light where he bounced back from injury to find form late in the season to help the Black Cats to promotion from League One.
His 13 goals in 27 games were key to their success and the now Championship outfit are keen to bring the Welshman back to the North East.
But with talks between the two clubs now seemingly hitting a dead-end, there is a possibility that Sunderland will turn their attention away from Broadhead and to one of his Everton teammates Ellis Simms, but Frank Lampard is not yet sure whether to loan him out again after a period at Hearts last season.
Back down
Whatever Kevin Thelwell’s tactics are in these particular negotiations he needs to go back on himself and just accept the price Sunderland are willing to pay.
At 24 years of age, Broadhead is not going to ever be good enough to play for the first team at Goodison Park or else he would already be in amongst the squad rather than being loaned out to League One.
In Simms and fellow academy starlet Lewis Dobbin, Lampard should have no worries about talented young strikers coming through the ranks at Finch Farm and Broadhead has now missed his chance to be that.
Lampard does not need dead weight being carried around at a critical period in the football club’s history so if the Black Cats are keen to take him to Wearside, then Everton would be fools not to allow them to do so.
There are bigger fish to fry at this time so if he wants to go, let him.