Sunderland still have some big games left in their latest League One campaign to try and force their way into the Championship.

However, with the summer transfer window on the horizon, it seems as though a clue has emerged over one potential deal that the Wearside club would be involved in.

What's the news?

According to journalist Paul Davis, on-loan Sunderland striker Will Grigg has "been offered a deal" to stay with his current club Rotherham United on a permanent basis once his loan spell ends in the summer.

Sunderland signed the striker back in early 2019 from Wigan Athletic in a deal worth £4m.

Two years later, the Northern Irishman joined MK Dons on loan until the end of the 2020/21 season before then joining Rotherham shortly after.

Great news for Sunderland fans

This season has seen the 30-year-old score just two goals in 19 appearances for his current side.

To highlight how disappointing he's been for the Millers in this campaign, out of the 28 shots he's had at goal, only nine of them have even been on target.

Additionally, the striker has committed more fouls and been caught offside more times than the number of crosses, interceptions or tackles he's made.

In terms of his overall performances, WhoScored currently list him as one of Rotherham's lowest-rated players with a rather underwhelming overall rating of 6.45/10.

With that in mind, it's rather surprising to hear that the club have reportedly offered him a permanent deal.

With 62 appearances to his name in a Sunderland shirt, the centre-forward only found the net on eight occasions and delivered just three assists.

Taking all of this into account, it'd be safe to assume that plenty of Black Cats supporters would be rather pleased to see Grigg finally leave the club on a permanent basis this summer.

Although, with his contract at the Stadium of Light set to expire at the end of the season, this means that they won't be picking up any sort of fee for him from Rotherham.

Overall, while it would be good to get his wages off their books, it's hard to deny that their £4m move for him has been rather unsuccessful.

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