Patrick Vieira is working quickly at Crystal Palace, with news that Sunderland’s free agent goalkeeper, Remi Matthews, is being targeted.
The Selhurst Park outfit is bound to look a bit different from Roy Hodgson’s side, as the French coach looks to put his own stamp on the squad.
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If he wants to build the first-team in his image, then he’ll want athletic players that are strong in the tackle and don’t mind getting up and down the pitch from first minute to last.
From a goalkeeping perspective, they’ll need to be agile and brave, and that description certainly fits Matthews’ profile.
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The South London Press note that the Premier League club are already close to securing the shot-stopper, with the 27-year-old being released by the Black Cats at the end of the 2020/21 campaign.
With only 10 games played last season, he was hardly a regular at the Stadium of Light, but Vieira clearly sees something in Matthews that he can work with.