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title: "Sunderland: Black Cats make enquiry to sign Cameron Archer"
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author: "Chloe Chadwick"
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published: "2022-11-29T14:15:53Z"
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# Sunderland: Black Cats make enquiry to sign Cameron Archer

**[Sunderland](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/sunderland-afc-news/) have submitted an enquiry to sign Aston Villa striker Cameron Archer in January, according to reports.**

### The Lowdown: Archer out of favour

The Walsall-born talent has found first-team opportunities hard to come by this season, having played just [44 minutes](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/382363/Show/Cameron-Archer) of league football under both Steven Gerrard and Unai Emery.

As a result, a number of clubs have now been alerted to his situation ahead of the winter market, and following a fresh update, the Black Cats are name-checked to be keen on bringing him to the [Championship](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/championship-news/).

### The Latest: Sunderland make Archer contact

According to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/aston-villa-archer-sunderland-sources/), Sunderland are among the clubs to have ‘made enquiries’ regarding Archer’s availability in the New Year.

Tony Mowbray’s side are believed to be ‘chasing’ the 20-year-old, although they aren’t alone in their pursuit, with several second-tier outfits ‘queuing up’ to take the striker on loan for the remainder of the season.

Emery must now ‘decide’ whether to keep him as a backup option at Villa Park or let him go out and get some regular minutes under his belt in 2023.

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### The Verdict: Potential advantage?

Despite there being multiple unnamed clubs interested in Archer, he shares the [same agent](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/cameron-archer/leistungsdaten/spieler/533662) as [five](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/afc-sunderland/berateruebersicht/verein/289) players who are already at the Stadium of Light, which could give Sunderland an advantage in the race for his services.

The England under-21 forward posted eight goal contributions in [20](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/cameron-archer/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/533662) outings during his previous loan spell at Preston North End, which saw him hailed as ‘[bullish](https://www.lep.co.uk/sport/football/preston-north-end/preston-north-end-boss-ryan-lowe-praises-on-loan-striker-cameron-archer-3557008)’ by their manager Ryan Lowe.

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The Black Cats are [reportedly](https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/exclusive-rangers-and-celtic-waiting-in-the-wings-as-sunderland-ross-stewart-impasse-continues/) ready to sell Ross Stewart in January should he not want to sign a new contract, so Archer would be an ideal temporary replacement if the Scotland international departs the Stadium of Light.