Reports: Altidore to Bremen?

Jozy Altidore could be on his way to Germany, according to reports in England. The USA striker, who missed a golden opportunity to give Sunderland the lead in Saturday’s 1-1 draw withWest Ham, has not scored a Premier League goal in more than a year, but Werder Bremen is reportedly interested in the 25-year-old, as the 17th-place Bundesliga club prepares for a relegation battle inthe second half of the season. According to the Sunderland Echo, Bremen would take Alitodore on loan for the remainder of the season with an option to buy his contract in the summer. Otherreports in Europe have claimed the American is a target of Ligue 1 club Lille.

Speaking after Altidore’s miss from four yards against West Ham at the Stadium of Light last weekend, coach Gus Poyet suggested that he wants a new striker in January,prompting speculation that the American could be the one to make way. “You need to be a person who doesn’t have a clue about football to not realize what we’re missing,” theSunderland coach said after being asked about his team’s league-high 10th draw in just 16 games. The Black Cats have scored just 14 goals so far this season, the third-worst return in theleague.

Altidore, meanwhile, has just two goals in 69 appearances for Sunderland. After the glaring miss against West Ham, Poyet remarked: “He was devastated. I have never seen Jozy like thatbefore. If Jozy scored you would say to me what a great decision to play him, but unfortunately he didn’t. We know he needs a goal.”