, Sunderland battling with Birmingham and Hull to sign Doncaster defender

Sunderland battling with Birmingham and Hull to sign Doncaster defender

Sunderland, Birmingham City and Hull City are ‘battling it out’ to sign Doncaster Rovers defender Niall Mason, according to the Sun.

The 21-year-old moved to the Keepmoat Stadium from Aston Villa last year after a successful loan stint and played a major role in Doncaster’s promotion to League One.

The former Aston Villa man, who can play anywhere across the back four but has spent much of this season at full-back, has little more than a year left on his Doncaster contract.

The newspaper claims Sunderland want a pool of younger players who can not only get them out of League One but make an impact, too, at Championship level, leading them to 21-year-old Mason.

Birmingham have given themselves a huge chance of offering Mason Championship football next term with three straight wins. Monk’s side continued their mini-revival by beating Bolton 1-0 at the Macron last night.

Hull chief Nigel Adkins will look to reshape the squad he inherited from Leonid Slutsky, who was sacked in December.

Sunderland, though, are the worst-placed of all the allegedly interested parties, the rest of whom are at least five points clear of the bottom three.

The second-from-bottom Mackems are eight points adrift with only six games remaining, which could leave Birmingham and Hull in a straight fight for the former Real Madrid youngster’s signature.

Donny boss Darren Ferguson will be desperate to hold on to his defender as he plots a promotion charge next season.

Mason, born in South East London, is eligible to play for England, the USA or India through his parents.

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