David Moyes warns Arsenal target Jordan Pickford against summer move from Sunderland

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Richard Parry8 May 2017

David Moyes has warned Arsenal target Jordan Pickford against leaving Sunderland to simply ‘go and sit on the bench’ elsewhere.

Sunderland will play in the Championship next following their relegation from the top flight, and are braced for a fight to keep hold of their goalkeeper.

As revealed by Standard Sport in December, Arsenal enquired about the possibility of taking Pickford on a permanent deal in the January transfer window with a view to loaning him back to Sunderland for the remainder of the campaign, before the goalkeeper was ruled out for two months with a knee injury.

But fully recovered and back to his best, Pickford’s future is once again under the spotlight.

"At the moment, I really wouldn't know," said Moyes, when quizzed on Pickford's future. "Obviously it's up to the club.

"If Jordan was to go elsewhere and not be the number one, that wouldn't be good for him because that would affect his progress.

"You can see what he does for us with the saves he makes. He's been outstanding from day one."

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Arsene Wenger is known to be a keen admirer of the 23-year-old, but Moyes remains hopeful that his love for the club would see him opt to stay rather than warm the bench elsewhere.

"I think that would be a telling factor if the alternative was to go and sit on the bench somewhere else,” he continued.

"If I was Jordan I wouldn't do that, I'd want to be playing regularly but again Sunderland hold his contract and Jordan can't go anywhere unless we decide to let it happen."

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