Sunderland midfielder Chris Rigg is attracting attention from some of Europe’s biggest clubs as he continues to impress in the Championship.

The England Under-18 international broke into the team at the Stadium of Light last season and has continued to make excellent progress in the new campaign, scoring three goals in 14 games to help the Black Cats to the top of the table.

According to Caught offsidethere is a huge amount of interest in the midfielder both domestically and from abroad, with Sunderland desperate to keep hold of the player to help them push for promotion to the Premier League.

The outlet claim that Manchester United have watched the 17-year-old every week this season but also state that Arsenal, Crystal Palace, Chelsea, Brighton, Man City, Newcastle, Liverpool and Wolves are also monitoring his progress.

They also hint that a move abroad is not out of the question, with Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund all believed to be interested.

With such huge interest in Rigg and a contract until 2027, Sunderland are reported to have put a €30m price tag on him, although that seems unlikely to put off admirers of a player with huge potential.