Utility man will settle down at centre-half

SUNDERLAND boss Regis Le Bris still believes Lutsharel Geertruida’s best position will be at centre-back despite having played a number of other positions for the club.

- BY MATTY HEWITT AND CLIVE YOULTON

Regis Le Bris

The Dutch international has not yet been able to force his way into the Black Cats’ starting XI since his loan move from RB Leipzig was rubber-stamped, playing in central midfield and at right-back off the bench.

Nowa month into his Sunderland career, Le Bris was asked if his opinion of the Dutch defender had changed given he'd not yet played in his strongest position.

“His attitude is really good,” Le Bris said. “With a late signing like him, it’s always a little bit more difficult to connect in his strongest position because other players are already generating momentum and this is a positive for us.

“I still think Lucha is still a really good centre-back but he is really versatile and, when we signed him, we felt that his versatility could be very useful for us.