Sunderland-linked attacker Manuel Benson was left out of Burnley’s Championship squad at the Stadium of Light. The Black Cats are looking to wrap up their summer transfer window in a positive fashion, having not made significant strides in bringing players in. The issues surrounding the signing of a striker have taken up the entire summer, and as a result Sunderland are only days away from the window closing without any progress in a bid to bring 2023/24 Ligue 2 top scorer Alexandre Mendy to the club. On a positive note, Eliezer Mayenda has revelled in the position of striker for Sunderland, s…