Sunderland plot January swoop for Celtic and Rangers-linked international defender

The 22-year-old is a centre back and plays for Sabah in the Azerbaijan Premier League.

Rangers and Celtic have also been linked.

When asked about Sunderland’s interest, he told Azerbaijan press: “Now it’s hard for me to say anything about this. My goal is to play abroad. I’ll do what is best for my career.”

He added: “I’ll only think about something else if I get a concrete proposal.”