da apostaganha： Uncertainty is growing around the future of Benji Kimpioka after his contract came to an end with Sunderland at the end of June.
da bet7k： With the 2019/20 season over and the Black Cats missing out on promotion to the Championship from League One, manager Phil Parkinson could be drawn to make a number of significant changes to his squad as he looks to bounce back next term.
A number of first team players have already departed the Stadium of Light due to the expiration of their contracts in June with one of those being academy talent Kimpioka, whose future has now become a big talking point at the Wearside club.
The 20-year-old, who made four appearances in League One last season, spoke about his future over the weekend and revealed that he would be keen to sign a new deal with Sunderland.
Despite those comments made by the young Swedish under-21 international, Sunderland Echo have now revealed that he has been training with former club IK Sirius.
The report goes on to share a tweet from Swedish publication UNT who quizzed the young attacker on his future, asking if he would make a return to Sweden.
Replying to the question, Kimpioka seemed reluctant to make a return to his homeland: “No. That’s how I feel and I have big dreams and ambitions.”
The report suggests that Sunderland initially offered him a new deal in 2019 but with nothing agreed yet, his future remains in doubt.
This is certainly an interesting situation. It certainly seems that the player is keen to agree fresh terms at the Stadium of Light and the club are hoping that he will stay, but for whatever reason the two parties are yet to agree to a deal and things seem to be deadlocked.
It may be that Kimpioka is fully assessing his options before committing, perhaps to see if he could get more first team football elsewhere having only made four appearances in the 19/20 campaign.
A nervous wait lies ahead for the Black Cats.
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