£3m Sunderland talent could be their next big-money star

Even with the distraction of the switch window rolling into its last few frantic hours, Sunderland and Middlesbrough nonetheless managed to play out a Championship traditional on the Riverside Stadium on Monday evening.

Certainly, the close to neighbours would share the targets out for almost all of the entertaining conflict, just for Regis Le Bris’ males to then clinch a decisive winner late on courtesy of a Ryan Giles personal aim to select up a chaotic 3-2 away win.

There have been numerous standout performers for the Black Cats, nevertheless it was Enzo Le Payment who lapped up probably the most plaudits come the full-time whistle.

Le Payment’s efficiency in numbers

It is truthful to say the French midfielder lastly introduced himself to the English recreation correctly with this standout show at Boro, having proven transient flashes of his pedigree in different Championship contests to this point.

On the Riverside, nevertheless, Le Payment oozed class from minute one, with a chic first contact serving to Sunderland bundle house that dramatic late winner.

Away from this second of audacious high quality, Le Payment managed to run skilled EFL face Luke Ayling ragged all evening lengthy down the left flank with 100% of his dribble attempts successfully completed, while additionally selecting up an help when Wilson Isidor fired Le Bris’ aspect right into a 2-1 lead.

Successful seven duels as a battler for his workforce too, it was a particularly well-rounded show from the ex-Lorient man who’s greater than dwelling as much as his billing as a £19m worthy footballer.

However, Le Bris might be conscious he is not the one star in his aspect who might make him some massive bucks down the road, with one other of his standout property inflicting Boro all types of hassle yesterday night.

Isidor’s efficiency in numbers

The star in query right here is the aforementioned Isidor, who has been letting his soccer do the speaking in current matches after that disastrous two-penalty miss recreation versus Burnley.

Certainly, since that Turf Moor horror present, the Black Cats quantity 19 has had two targets to shout about from his subsequent three Championship encounters, with an ice-cold strike on the Riverside to present his aspect a slim lead making new Boro goalkeeper Mark Travers look very silly.

Regardless of amassing simply eight touches of the ball, it was a show that showcased precisely why the Mackems forked out £3.3m in January to land his companies completely, with the striker additionally efficiently winning 100% of his duels on the evening.

If that does come to fruition, Isidor will little doubt see this price ticket go up and up in worth, to probably the identical heights as Le Payment’s bumper valuation.

Frighteningly, there could possibly be much more to return from the skilful striker if every part slots into place between now and the top of the marketing campaign, with Isidor squandering a hefty 14 massive possibilities away from his promising aim return of ten league strikes from 27 contests.

Labelled as a “ridiculous” striker by soccer knowledge analyst Ben Mattinson after his trendy strike in opposition to Michael Carrick’s males, Isidor might quickly flip into an much more achieved performer for his aspect if his recreation is refined simply that little bit extra, with each the 24-year-old and Le Payment little doubt key cogs within the Sunderland machine shifting ahead if promotion is to be reached.

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