{"id":515909,"date":"2023-06-23T14:30:51","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T13:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/?p=515909"},"modified":"2023-06-23T14:30:56","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T13:30:56","slug":"sunderland-and-birmingham-city-plotting-to-sign-hoffenheim-star-bogarde-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sunderland-and-birmingham-city-plotting-to-sign-hoffenheim-star-bogarde-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunderland and Birmingham City plotting to sign Hoffenheim star Bogarde &#8211; sources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Championship duo Sunderland and Birmingham are plotting moves for Hoffenheim&#8217;s Melayro Bogarde,<strong>\u00a0sources have told Football Insider.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The defender, who can play at centre-back, right-back and defensive midfield, could be allowed to leave Hoffenheim on a free transfer this summer despite still having a year to run on his contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>News of Bogarde&#8217;s potential availability has alerted both Birmingham and Sunderland &#8211; he fits the profile of the type of players they are looking to sign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ud83d\udea8 Newcastle OPEN \u00a360m signing TALKS | Barella, Maddison, Tierney, Tonali, Sosa &amp; \u00a375m deal news\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fCC0DIOpoF4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/melayro-bogarde\/profil\/spieler\/476915\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/melayro-bogarde\/profil\/spieler\/476915\">Bogarde<\/a>, 21, spent last season on loan at PEC Zwolle in Holland after slipping down the pecking order at Hoffenheim.<br><br>Hoffenheim beat a number of top clubs across Europe, including Arsenal, Man United and Man City to sign Bogarde in the summer of 2018 from Feyenoord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He remains the youngest Dutch player to ever play in the Bundesliga.<br><br>Bogarde is the nephew of former Chelsea and Holland defender Winston Bogarde and the older brother of Aston Villa&#8217;s Lamare Bogarde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The youngster made 12 appearances for PEC Zwolle in the 2022-23 campaign as they were promoted to the Eredivisie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has racked up 37 career senior appearances since making the grade at Feyenoord and even has experience in the Europa League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunderland and Birmingham could be set to battle it out for his signature as they try to bolster their defences ahead of the 2023-24 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1767844_1200x824-1024x703.jpg\" alt=\"Sunderland\" class=\"wp-image-442794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1767844_1200x824-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1767844_1200x824-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1767844_1200x824-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1767844_1200x824-1140x783.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1767844_1200x824-750x515.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1767844_1200x824.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Football Insider <\/strong>revealed on Wednesday (21 June) that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-ipswich-town-sunderland-and-stoke-city-make-approaches-for-everton-star-simms\/\">Sunderland, Ipswich and Stoke City make approaches for Everton striker Ellis Simms as their summer business continues.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Birmingham have completed the signing of Tyler Roberts from Leeds United.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other news, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-burnley-plot-raid-to-sign-millwall-star-zian-flemming\/\">Burnley plot raid to sign Championship star.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Championship duo Sunderland and Birmingham are plotting moves for Hoffenheim&#8217;s Melayro Bogarde,\u00a0sources have told Football Insider. 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