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title: "Sunderland: Chanka Zimba could arrive after previous Black Cats trial"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ben Crump"
section: "League One News"
published: "2020-07-01T07:50:29Z"
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# Sunderland: Chanka Zimba could arrive after previous Black Cats trial

**Sunderland could make a summer move for Blackburn Rovers youngster Chanka Zimba, who is free to leave Ewood Park.**

Failure to gain promotion to the Championship for a second successive season has left manager Phil Parkinson with a huge task ahead of next term. He must now look to the summer transfer window to rebuild his side and establish a group of players capable of gaining a return to England’s second tier.

One of those players who could potentially arrive is young centre-forward Zimba, [who is now a free agent.](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/chanka-zimba/profil/spieler/568063)

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/THE-BREAKDOWN.png)

The 18-year-old has been playing for Rovers’ under-18 side, making a total of [14 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/chanka-zimba/profil/spieler/568063) in which he largely impressed, netting [eight goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/chanka-zimba/profil/spieler/568063). Now available on a free transfer, the young talent could become a target for Sunderland, having had a [trial at the club back in March.](https://www.lancs.live/sport/football/football-news/sunderland-blackburn-rovers-trial-teenager-17903316)

Zimba’s potential arrival would hand Parkinson a new striker to join the likes of Will Grigg and Charlie Wyke, who [between them managed only nine goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/afc-sunderland/leistungsdaten/verein/289) in the whole of 2019/20.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Verdict.png)

If Sunderland were to make a move for Zimba, it could prove to be a superb bit of business.

Whilst the young talent is [untried at senior level](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/chanka-zimba/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/568063), the 18-year-old could relish the chance to impress for the Black Cats and Parkinson could be handed a superb developing talent if Sunderland can secure his services.

***Do you think Zimba would make a good summer signing for Sunderland? Let us know in the comments section below…***