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title: "Sunderland: Black Cats hopeful of signing Viv Solomon-Otabor"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/sunderland-black-cats-viv-solomon-otabor-wigan-athletic-charlton-portsmouth-mcgeady/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "jonathan radcliffe"
section: "Sunderland News"
published: "2021-06-21T11:05:51Z"
modified: "2021-06-21T11:05:51Z"
---

# Sunderland: Black Cats hopeful of signing Viv Solomon-Otabor

**[As per The Northern Echo](https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/football/19385748.sunderland-hoping-sign-wigans-viv-solomon-otabor/), Sunderland are hoping to beat their rivals to the signature of Wigan Athletic’s Viv Solomon-Otabor.**

### **The Lowdown: Solomon-Otabor in demand**

Solomon-Otabor, who spent last season in the Championship with the Latics, is in demand in the lower leagues.

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Both Charlton Athletic and Portsmouth have been linked with an interest in the 25-year-old, as have newly-promoted Championship side Blackpool.

### **The Latest: Sunderland hopeful**

However, it now appears Sunderland are hopeful of signing the winger.

He has already been offered a deal at the Stadium of Light, and the Black Cats are hopeful Solomon-Otabor will choose a move there instead of elsewhere this summer.

### **The Verdict: Johnson builds**

The previous campaign was a disappointing one for Sunderland. At one point, they looked to be in a fantastic position to earn automatic promotion back to the second tier, but a poor run of form at the end of the season condemned them to the play-offs. There, they lost in the semi-finals to Lincoln City.

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As such, this coming season is an important one for the north-east outfit. They are close to agreeing a new deal with Aiden McGeady ([The Shields Gazette](https://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/sunderland-star-nearing-new-contract-3277989)), and now it seems they are hoping to add the services of Solomon-Otabor. He managed two goals and four assists in 28 Championship matches last time out, and has 11 career goals to his name ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/viv-solomon-otabor/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/391127)). While he has not yet been prolific, he still looks to be an attractive propisition.

***In other news, [Kevin Phillips has shared his thoughts on this “massive blow” for Sunderland.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/sunderland-afc-news/sunderland-kevin-phillips-charlie-wyke-lee-johnson-celtic/)***