Sunderland have announced that veteran defender Glenn Loovens has left the club by mutual consent.
The former Sheffield Wednesday centre back joined as they dropped out of the Championship, starting as first choice in their side. He quickly dropped out of the squad, suffering an injury-hit campaign in which Tom Flanagan and Jack Baldwin established themselves in the side.
This season he hasn’t had a kick and has been restricted to 13 outings in total.
His departure is surely set to be followed by a new arrival or two, especially with the ‘one in, one out’ policy the club have been operating.
Loovens, who counts Cardiff, Feyenoord and Celtic amongst his former employers, thanked the club for the time he spent with them, saying: “I would like to thank everyone – the players, staff and fans – for the support they’ve shown and the help they’ve given me throughout my time at the club.
“Sunderland is a special club and I would like to wish them all the best for the rest of the season and beyond.”
Those same fans have been reacting to his departure in Twitter in high numbers, as they usually do. A selection of their best responses can be found below.
How do you think we are going to get promoted now? Releasing our best player. Ross and Donald out
— Jon (@jonr1d) August 22, 2019
He probably started making his way for the door 2 months ago, but he's just got there now 🐢
— Sess (@FPL_Sess) August 22, 2019
https://twitter.com/david6790247/status/1164580219522605060
He will probably go on to his next club and do well knowing our luck
— Daniel Jenks (@DanielJenks89) August 22, 2019
About time. He contributed nothing. Another crap defensive signing. Waste of wages
— Mike Taylor (@MikeyTaylor83) August 22, 2019
https://twitter.com/GaryAblett10/status/1164592834697207808
https://twitter.com/StevenScorriewk/status/1164592510485876736
Steve Seagull, you really sound like a bit of a bird brain.
A typical ross cb tbh.