Chelsea defender Jake Clarke-Salter seals Sunderland loan move

Vaishali Bhardwaj8 January 2018

Chelsea defender Jake Clarke-Salter has joined Sunderland on loan until the end of the season.

Both Chelsea and Sunderland confirmed the short-term move on Monday afternoon, with Clarke-Salter becoming Chris Coleman's first signing as Black Cats boss.

Clarke-Salter won the Under-20 World Cup with England last summer, which occurred after he spent the 2016-17 campaign on loan at Bristol Rovers.

He made his debut for Chelsea in a 4-0 win over Aston Villa back in 2016, but did feature as a second-half substitute in the Blues' Carabao Cup win over Nottingham Forest in November.

The move to Sunderland will be Clarke-Salter's first Championship spell and, speaking about the loan, Coleman told Sunderland's official website: "Jake is a hugely talented young player who has jumped at the opportunity to come to this club and show people what he can do.

"You don’t play for a club like Chelsea unless you have tremendous ability and I’m sure he will be able to demonstrate that for Sunderland.

"Jake is exactly the type of hungry young player I have spoken about and he has shown me just how keen he is to come to here and play in front of our supporters."

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