Sunderland fans impressed by trialist Gael Andonian September 6, 2018 - 10:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A lot of Sunderland fans are already clamouring for former Marseille and Ligue 1 defender Gael Andonian to be handed a deal on Wearside, HITC reports. Andonian is on trial at Sunderland hoping to earn a contract at the Stadium of Light. And, by all accounts, the 23-year-old centre-back has made a decent impression so far. Andonian, who was released by Marseille at the start of the summer, started in an U23 clash with West Bromwich Albion on Monday, September 3. And the Armenia intentional certainly made an impact, throwing himself into challenges and showing off his impressive distribution with a number of accurate diagonals. As a result, it seems that a number of Sunderland fans are already clamouring for Andonian to be handed a deal on Wearside. They took to twitter to express admiration for the 'solid defender' who is worth a contract. After all, he is a risk worth taking on a free, particularly given Alim Ozturk’s struggles in the red and white. There is room in Jack Ross’ squad for one more commanding centre-back with 40 games remaining in League One and Andonian fits the bill. He’d give the Sunderland manager plenty of options too. He started alongside Jack Bainbridge at centre-back in the 2-1 win against West Brom but played at left-back too during a loan spell at Dijon in 2015/16. On Monday’s evidence, Andonian on a free could be a good piece of business.  Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide  Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.”Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. |
