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title: "Sunderland: Fans want Victor Anichebe back"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/sunderland-black-cats-victor-anichebe-tranmere-lee-johnson-stadium-of-light/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "jonathan radcliffe"
section: "Sunderland News"
published: "2021-07-28T11:32:38Z"
modified: "2021-07-28T11:32:38Z"
---

# Sunderland: Fans want Victor Anichebe back

**Sunderland fans want to re-sign Victor Anichebe after the 33-year-old was pictured at the Black Cats’ pre-season friendly against Tranmere Rovers on Tuesday.**

The Stadium of Light outfit were in action against Tranmere at Prenton Park as they continue their preparations ahead of the 2021/22 campaign. The match ended 0-0, which perhaps illustrates Sunderland’s struggles upfront – the loss of last term’s top goalscorer Charlie Wyke ([BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/sunderland/top-scorers)) to Wigan Athletic ([wiganathletic.com](https://wiganathletic.com/news/2021/july/Charlie-Wyke-Joins-Latics-/)) is a huge blow to Lee Johnson and co.

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Anichebe, who used to play for Sunderland amongst other clubs in the Premier League, has been retired for a number of years. During his career, he managed just 42 goals during 267 matches ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/victor-anichebe/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/39532)), which is far from prolific, but his physicality make him a difficult proposition to play against in his heyday.

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A photo of Anichebe at the match was [shared on Twitter by Sunderland’s official account](https://twitter.com/SunderlandAFC/status/1420112764119494657), and it attracted plenty of attention from the supporters. They took to the social media platform to share their thoughts on the former Nigeria international.

### **Let’s see what the fans had to say about Anichebe below**

**“Announce Him I beg he will tear up league 1 with his physicality”**

Credit: [@safcreportt](https://twitter.com/safcreportt/status/1420116264089968640)

**“Sign him up can’t be worse than grigg”**

Credit: [@Alex16793](https://twitter.com/Alex16793/status/1420112949658652681)

**“Sign. Him. It’s simple, pay as you play big target man up front”**

Credit: [@Hawko88](https://twitter.com/Hawko88/status/1420146026430664709)

**“Swap him for Grigg asap”**

Credit: [@SuperkevFTM](https://twitter.com/SuperkevFTM/status/1420113130731016192)

**“Sign him, hasn’t played for 3 years but still walks into our team”**

Credit: [@GazJFisher](https://twitter.com/GazJFisher/status/1420113988638097410)

**“Jokes aside, it’s impossible to do worse than what we’ve got up front, get him signed”**

Credit: [@15jgilmore](https://twitter.com/15jgilmore/status/1420112923335200771)

***In other news, [Sunderland fans were far from happy with this ex-player’s comments.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/sunderland-afc-news/sunderland-black-cats-liam-bridcutt-stadium-of-light-premier-league/)***