YORK-born winger Jack Clarke has been linked with a move to the Premier League this January.

National media suggest that West Ham are interested in the 23-year-old forward, whilst our sister paper The Northern Echo report that he is on the radar of as many as six top-flight clubs.

Leicester City, who are cantering towards promotion back to the Premier League at the first time of asking, are also said to be interested in Clarke's services.

The former Archbishop Holgate’s pupil has two-and-a-half years left on his contract with Sunderland, having penned a four-year deal with the Black Cats after a successful loan spell from Tottenham Hotspur in 2022.

There, he has enjoyed a stellar opening half of the season, scoring 12 goals and recording the most total shots, shots on target, chances created and touches in the opposition box of any Sunderland player this term.

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Clarke began his career with Heworth, then moving to Leeds United, for whom he made 22 appearances, before joining Tottenham in a deal worth a reported £10 million.

Loan spells with Leeds, Queens Park Rangers and Stoke City followed, with the talented forward now having over 100 Sky Bet Championship appearances to his name.

Former Sunderland manager Tony Mowbray, who was sacked by the club at the beginning of last month, said that they would not consider offers under £20 million.

"I don't know what he is worth now,” he told The Northern Echo of Clarke before his sacking. “More than £10m? I would think so!

"I know for a fact that the club wouldn't even consider anything less than probably double that in the modern market of football. I do think the club should be ready [for interest] because people will look at Jack Clarke either in this window or in the summer because he is a phenomenal talent.

"I can see why he got a move to Tottenham at such a young age, because the attributes he has got and the ability and how close he can keep the ball, he's an amazing footballer."