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title: "Exclusive: Steve Howey reckons Sunderland would attract Matt Crooks"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Nick Pratt"
section: "Sunderland News"
published: "2021-07-20T05:30:34Z"
modified: "2021-07-20T05:30:34Z"
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# Exclusive: Steve Howey reckons Sunderland would attract Matt Crooks

**Joining Sunderland would attract Rotherham United midfielder Matt Crooks, according to Steve Howey.**

The Millers midfielder offers a lot of versatility as he is comfortable playing both a defensive midfield role, as well as further forward. Last season he found the back of the net on [seven](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/matt-crooks/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/169416/plus/0?saison=2020&verein=&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=) occasions, as well as laying on three assists for his teammates.

Crooks is hot property this summer with a number of clubs interested in his signature. According to the [Rotherham Advertiser](https://www.rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk/news/view,rotherham-united-turn-down-new-ipswich-town-offer-for-matt-crooks_38997.htm), Rotherham want a seven-figure sum for their prized asset and despite a lot of interest in the player, Howey reckons Sunderland would be an attractive proposition for the 27-year-old.

*“If there’s one thing that Sunderland have got going for them, fair enough, they might be paying fortunes, but they’ve got a magnificent stadium, fantastic fans and to play at the Stadium of Light in a packed house, which could be what it’s going to be, you know, that for me would certainly be a turn on, if you want to look at that”.*

Facing another season in League One, Sunderland will be looking to get their recruitment spot-on this summer to help mount a serious promotion push, with Howey reckoning that if the Black Cats could get a couple of quality players through the door, it could be the start of something special.

*“You know for a fact, you could be at the start of something which could be an amazing journey for someone to progress on if you just get a couple of quality players in”.*