Sunderland hand trial to former Schalke forward Chinedu Obasi as Sam Allardyce looks to bolster his striking options
- Chinedu Obasi is a free agent after leaving Schalke in the summer
- 29-year-old scored four goals in his three years with the German club
- Nigeria international is on the road to recovery from a bad injury
- Sunderland are giving a trial to former Schalke striker Chinedu Obasi who is a free agent.
The 29-year-old is available on a free after his contract with the German club ran out in the summer.
However, the Nigerian international had been sidelined with a bad injury and has only just returned to fitness.
Former Schalke striker Chinedu Obasi has been handed a trial with Premier League outfit Sunderland
Obasi (left) was released by Schalke this summer - after three relatively fruitless years in Germany
Sunderland are short of goals and Black Cats boss Sam Allardyce hopes Obasi can help should he prove his fitness over the next two weeks.
'There's a triallist in at the moment. He used to play for Schalke but he's been injured,' Allardyce said of the forward.He is a Nigerian international and we are just seeing because he's got a reasonably good CV, in terms of where he's played before.
'He has been fraught with a bad injury, which is why he's not been fixed up with a club yet, but we'd like to see him for this week and perhaps next week.
Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce hopes Obasi can provide a goal threat as they look to avoid relegation
'But I need someone who has an impact now, not in three weeks time, so it will be a difficult task I think. But he's here and if he can show us anything we haven't got then there maybe something we can do.'
In his three years with Schalke, Obasi scored just four goals in 34 games in all competitions.
Sunderland are to begin talks with Duncan Watmore over a new contract, with the 21-year-old's current deal set to expire at the end of the season.
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