Liverpool striker Jayden Danns is reportedly poised to sign a new contract with the Reds before joining Sunderland on loan for the remainder of the season.
The 19-year-old burst onto the scene during Jurgen Klopp's farewell campaign and has continued his development under Arne Slot this season, scoring against Accrington Stanley in last month's 4-0 FA Cup third-round win.
Danns now has three strikes to boast from nine senior appearances in a Liverpool kit, having also bagged a brace against Southampton in last year's FA Cup, and he completed 83 minutes of last week's Champions League loss to PSV Eindhoven.
However, with Cody Gakpo, Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez blocking Danns's path to the first team, The Athletic reports that he will head out to Sunderland on loan in the hope of earning more game time.
Danns has supposedly already arrived for his medical with the Black Cats, but he will first extend his contract with the Premier League leaders before being sent out on loan for the first time.
The 2006-born attacker was part of Liverpool's EFL Cup-winning squad in the 2023-24 campaign, playing 33 minutes of the 1-0 win over Chelsea in the final at Wembley.
Sunderland are pushing for automatic promotion to the Premier League as they occupy fourth place in the Championship table, six points below second-placed Sheffield United with a game in hand.
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