The race for Kyle Walker-Peters appears to be heating up by the day, with Tottenham Hotspur now facing competition from yet another Premier League club for the right-back.
With Walker-Peters now officially a free agent, it comes as no surprise that a whole host of clubs in the top flight are now eyeing a deal for the Tottenham Hotspur academy graduate.
It has been widely reported that  Spurs are considering re-signing Walker-Peters to address their lack of homegrown numbers ahead of their return to the Champions League.
According to some sources, Walker-Peters is open to a Tottenham return, but he is certainly not short of options at the moment.
Sunderland now ready to fight Tottenham for Kyle Walker-Peters
A few days ago, we relayed a report from Football Insider which claimed that Besiktas, West Ham and Fulham are ready to challenge Spurs for Walker-Peters.
Now, a new report in Sports Casting has claimed that Sunderland are ready to make advances towards the 28-year-old.
The report says that the Black Cats are keen are adding Premier League experience to their squad after winning promotion via the playoffs and have identified the England international as a top target.
Regis Le Bris’ men are hoping that the offer of a guaranteed starting spot at the Stadium of Light would persuade the Spurs target to move to the North East.
Ironically, Tottenham have also been linked with Dennis Cirkin, the Sunderland left-back who used to be on the books at Spurs in his youth days. If the Black Cats make a move to sign Walker-Peters, it seems feasible that Tottenham could make a move for Cirkin instead, to boost their club-trained numbers.
West Ham are leading the race to land Walker-Peters
Sport Casting say that Tottenham, Fulham, Leeds United and Everton have all explored a move for Walker-Peters over recent weeks.
However, as things stand, it is West Ham are who are said to be at the front of the queue to land the full-back, having done the most groundwork on the deal.
The publication adds that the Hammers have still not held advanced talks with the former Southampton man and they might regret not sealing the deal.
This is because Sunderland are now very keen on landing the former Spurs man and may be about to make a decisive move.
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