Latest news: Southampton have table £48m bid for Tottenham star…
Clarke spent three years at Tottenham but did not play a league game.He’s been in fine form for the Black Cats in League Two this seasonJack Grealish has had no luck… head #039;sweating now for his EC place – Itand#039;s All Kicking Off podcastSunderland hope to land Sunderland star in the summer Acquisition of Jack Clarke.Clarke has impressed in the Championship this season with 15 goals and four assists in 33 league appearances.He was a key man for Sunderland, scoring against Birmingham on Saturday, and is said to be keen to get another crack at the Premier League after a difficult time at Tottenham.It would mean the Black Cats are out if they don’t make it this season. Michael Beale’s side are currently 10th in the league table and four points off the play-off places.Southampton’s automatic promotion hopes to make a £15m bid for Clarke to lure him to the south coast, according to The Sun.Clarke, then 18, joined Tottenham in 2019 for a fee of around £10m from Leeds, who had just missed out on a Championship play-off bid for the Premier League.However, things did not work out in north London and he left for Sunderland permanently in July 2022 after failing to break into the league during three years at Spurs.During his time at the club, he spent time on loan at QPR, Stoke, Sunderland and back at Leeds before moving permanently to the Stadium of Light.Southampton have high hopes of an immediate return to the Premier League under Russell Martin after last year’s relegation.Saints are currently third in the Championship table, two points behind second-placed Ipswich and a game out of the last automatic promotion place.It has been reported that a number of current Premier League sides are also chasing Clarke, with West Ham linked with a January offer which never materialised.Brentford and Crystal Palace are also big fans of the former England U21 star, Lazio have also announced an interest.Tottenham are believed to have a 25 percent release clause in Clarke’s next move, which could increase their fee for him.Clarke has signed a four-year deal to join Sunderland in 2022..