Sunderland need to land a striker who can push them towards promotion to the Championship. 

With time ticking on the transfer window, Sunderland have to find a target and bring them in or they could well face another relegation campaign. The Black Cats had been linked with a move for Cheltenham Town’s Mohamed Eisa and most recently, Bradford City’s, Charlie Wyke.

With Joel Asoro departing the club, Jack Ross only has Josh Maja to call upon. The club simply can’t just have the academy product as the only sole striker in the squad. In their relegation campaign, Sunderland only managed to score 52 goals, and therefore must sign a top quality forward.

While Sunderland may have a tight budget, the club need to ambitious as they options left for them to sign are beginning to run out. With that in mind, here are two strikers that Sunderland should consider to help them get back to the Championship…

Regarded as the striker in the division, Jack Marriot, scored 27 goals in 44 games for The Posh last season.

Quick and always alive in the box, Marriot would be a steal if Sunderland can sign him. Both Marcus Maddison and Marriot are up for sale but considering that Sunderland are now direct rivals with Peterborough.

Sunderland will have to put up a substantial bid to lure the striker away from the club but even so, a deal would be extremely hard. If they can get the deal over the line though, he might just be the guy to take Sunderland back to the Championship.

Luton Town’s boss, Nathan Jones, will be hard pushed to keep his star striker who scored 21 goals in 39 games for the club.

Danny Hylton was a huge reason to Luton Town’s promotion to League One last season and could well be a great backup option to Jack Marriot.

While Marriot will command a huge transfer fee, Hylton only has one year left on his contract and might be able to be bought for a relatively low sum.