Oxford United are still interested in the acquisition of Motherwell winger, Chris Cadden, but the Scottish international has also attracted interest from Sunderland. So the race is on!
It was nearly two weeks ago that the U’s were first linked with the 22-year-old, and whilst the midfielder looks destined to leave the SPL side, its uncertain as to where he’ll end up.
As Cadden is under the age of 24, the reported compensation figure for the youngster would be in the region £270,000, according to Graeme McGarry at The Evening Times.
Cadden had a hit and miss season last term. He played as a wing back for early parts of the season, before a four-month absence following injury. He returned to action before the end of the season but the 22-year-old is out of contract this summer.
The winger made his debut for the club in 2013 and has made over 120 appearances for them. Cadden has 12 caps for the U21 Scottish side, and made his senior debut in 2008 before adding his second cap.
In 2017, Motherwell rejected a bid of around £450,000 from Oxford for Cadden. The then 20-year-old was also the subject of interest from Hearts at the time.
If Cadden did decide to join Oxford, he would follow in his former team-mates footsteps after the U’s singed midfielder, Alex Gorrin.