U.S. national team fullback DeAndre Yedlin says it’s “awesome” there are reports of his return to Sunderland, but stressed everything is “up in the air right now.”

The right back spent the 2015-16 season on loan at Sunderland and finished the year as the first choice at his position, as Sam Allardyce’s side successfully completed its annual scrap to avoid relegation from the Premier League.

However, with the season over, Yedlin has returned to Tottenham, the club that purchased him following the 2014 World Cup but where he has only made one appearance. He likely remains behind England national team fullback Kyle Walker in the pecking order heading into the 2016-17 campaign. 

While rumors of a return to Sunderland have persisted in the summer as Yedlin started for the U.S. national team in the Copa America Centenario, the situation is in flux as Allardyce is in the mix for the England national team job and may not return to the club.

In a question and answer session hosted by Yedlin’s old team, the Seattle Sounders, on Wednesday he spoke on the talk of his return though he made sure to say they are still just rumors.

"I think it's awesome that that's floating around," Yedlin said. "But I haven't heard anything on a deal so it's all kind of up in the air right now. I'm just waiting to hear to see what happens and I'm just trying to enjoy it.”

Despite the uncertainty, Yedlin has no complaints over the situation and is pleased to be playing in the EPL.

“I love the Premier League,” he said. “It’s obviously a very talented league. I think it’s the best league in the world so to be able to play against some of the best players in the world and get that experience week in and week out is pretty good.”

When asked about Sunderland’s battle against relegation, Yedlin admitted it was a very different pressure than he was used to.

"It's a lot different," he said. "The people that are fans of those teams have been fans for generations and generations and generations. So the community ties to their teams are so great.

"The pressure of just staying in the league is huge because it means so much to those people.”

Yedlin noted the difference between MLS, which has a playoff system to determine its champion and no relegation, to the Premier League.

"It's a lot different to playoffs because every game throughout the whole season matters,” he said. "It was definitely a very interesting experience for me."