Sunderland defender Niall Huggins on the brink of taking major step forward in injury comeback
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Sunderland say that the versatile full back is in contention to play some part when the U21s face Reading at Eppleton in their first game of the Premier League Cup group stage on Friday evening (7pm KO).
Huggins has not played for Sunderland for over year, after initially suffering a stress fracture of the back. His comeback was then complicated significantly by stress fractures in both of his heels.
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Hide AdHead coach Tony Mowbray revealed shortly after his arrival at the club that he had previously come close to signing Huggins while in charge at Blackburn Rovers.
"I almost signed Niall at Blackburn Rovers, that's how much I like him as a player," Mowbray said.
"He is a bundle of energy, of drive and of passion.