BRENTFORD are set to rival Tottenham for Sunderland’s highly rated left-back Dennis Cirkin.
The Bees are looking at the England youth star, 20, as a potential long-term replacement for Rico Henry, 25, if he leaves.
Tottenham are also tracking their former youth team star and he may have a decision to make during the next window in January.
The Black Cats only signed Cirkin from Spurs last year.
But the Championship side may be tempted to make a quick profit and cash in on the left-back.
SunSport exclusively revealed last week that Spurs were interested in re-signing their former academy star.
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The defender came through the ranks at Tottenham after moving to London from Ireland aged three.
Spurs then surprisingly let him go last summer, allowing him to move up north.
The defender was sold to the Black Cats for an undisclosed fee.
Cirkin has played 50 times in total for Sunderland since joining from Spurs in August 2021.
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The left-back has featured nine times in the Championship this season.
He scored in today’s 2-1 win over Wigan after missing the last five weeks through injury.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
