preparing a bid for Borini. http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/footbal...&utm_medium=SM_Liverpool&utm_campaign=twitter Tells us nowt really. Just thought I`d hoy it in.
The bookies have closed the book on him tbf http://www.oddschecker.com/football/football-specials It'll happen this fatha
Cagliari Midfielder Attracts Sunderland Interest SHARE THIS Add to Delicious Share on FriendFeed Digg submit to reddit TAGS CagliariDaniele DessenaPremier LeagueSerie ASunderland Dessena - CagliariCagliari midfielder Daniele Dessena is being considered as a potential transfer target by Premier League side Sunderland. Sunderland already have Italians Emmanuelle Giaccherini and Vito Manonne in their squad, with Fabio Borini having played there last season too. According to tuttomercatoweb.com, the Premier League side are looking to Dessena as they look to increase their Italian contingent. The side formerly managed by Paolo Di Canio, looked destined for relegation until a miraculous turn of results which saw them climb out of the bottom three places in the Premier League table in the final few weeks of the season. Current manager Gus Poyet also led the club to a Capital One Cup Final as well as Premier League survival. Dessena was an important player for Cagliari in Serie A this season, making a total of 30 appearances for the Rossoblu throughout the campaign.
It's been a very busy week in the transfer market for Sunderland, with two new signings, more rumours of players departing and a whole host of new names linked. Before we get into that, our updated list of players linked with the club so far: Julian Speroni (Crystal Palace) Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik (Stade Rennais) Santiago Vergini (Estudiantes) Marcos Alonso (Fiorentina) Caner Erkin (Fenerbache) Gordan Bunoza (Wisla Krakow) Will Buckley (Brighton) Marc Albrighton (Aston Villa) Raul Meireles (Fenerbache) Matt Grimes (Exeter) Josh McEachran (Chelsea) Diego Capel (Sporting Lisbon) Fraizer Campbell (Cardiff) Fabio Borini (Liverpool) Martin Kelly (Liverpool Moussa Sow (Fenerbahce) Bafetimbi Gomis (Lyon) Ever Banega (Valencia) Jordon Mutch (Cardiff) Daniele Dessena (Cagliari) Giannis Maniatis (Olympiakos) Christopher Forrester (St Pats.) Billy Jones (West Brom) Jordi Gomez (Wigan) Costel Pantilimon (Man City) Michael Mancienne (Hamburg) Kevin Chaurand (Celaya) 10 new names have been added to the list this week, taking our running total to 27. From the 10 new names, there is one goalkeeper, one right back, one central defender, five central midfielders, one winger and one striker. It's no surprise that the rumours are central midfielder heavy this week, with Craig Gardner having already left the club, Ki Sung-Yueng's loan deal expiring and the futures of both Jack Colback and Seb Larsson remaining up in the air. We'll start off with the two new signings. Sunderland have confirmed that Billy Jones and Jordi Gomez will join the club from July 1 after their contracts expired at West Brom and Wigan respectively. The duo should replace Phil Bardsley and Gardner in the squad and both look to be a better fit for Poyet's brand of football than the players they have replaced, while also bringing the wage bill down. A promising start to our summer business. Before we get to this week's gossip, we'll go over the outgoing rumours. Larsson and Colback's futures are still unresolved, with Larsson looking the more likely of the two to stay after the Swedish international confirmed he is still talking to the club. Colback looks likely to end his spell at Sunderland in the near future, with Newcastle and West Ham fighting it out for his signature. West Ham appear favourites to sign the academy graduate after reportedly offering the midfielder £50,000 per week, a figure that neither ourselves nor Newcastle seem likely to try and match. David Moberg Karlsson has signalled his desire to find a new club, with his agent admitting that the young Swedish winger wants to leave the Stadium of Light, although the transfer fee is likely to be a sticking point to any potential deal. Billy Knott has joined Bradford City after being released from Sunderland, Knott spent almost four years on Wearside but despite impressive loan spells couldn't make the breakthrough into the first team, with only a solitary substitute appearance to his name. Steve Bruce has been linked with a £5m move for Adam Johnson, a move that looks like a complete non-starter. 26-year-old Johnson joined Sunderland two years ago from Manchester City for a fee of £10m and has two years left on his contract, after topping the charts for goals and assists in the season just ended, the fact the Daily Mail believe we would take a £5m loss on him is ludicrous. While we may cash in if we get a suitable offer, if Gus Poyet believes he can better use the funds elsewhere, any such offer will have to be around the same fee we paid Man City. With Gardner and Ki having left the club and Colback and Larsson possibly following suit, Poyet has been linked with possible moves for Jordon Mutch of Cardiff and Valencia's Ever Banega as potential replacements. Mutch has just come off a stand-out season in the Premier League with Cardiff, where he got 7 goals and 8 assists in 37 appearances in all competitions. It's believed Cardiff want to hold onto the 22-year old, despite their relegation, so it may take a relatively big fee to convince the Welsh club to part with him but the midfielder had two notable games against Poyet's Sunderland, getting a goal and an assist in the 2-2 in December and having a running spat with Lee Cattermole throughout Sunderland's 4-0 home win in April, so the Uruguayan will no doubt be well aware of Mutch's quality. Sunderland were linked with a move for Banega in January but the Argentine international opted to join his boyhood club Newell's Old Boys on loan until the end of the season. 25-year-old Banega is a bit of character to say the least but there is no doubting his quality and with only one year left on his contract Valencia are looking to cash in. The midfielder will have no shortage of suitors, with Everton and Manchester United also interested in a player who will be competing in this summer's World Cup, so Poyet and Congerton will have a fight on their hands to sign him but he would fit into Poyet's Sunderland team tremendously and it would be a huge coup should we manager to clinch his signature. We've also been tentatively linked with experienced defensive midfielders, Daniele Dessena and Giannis Maniatis. According to Italian media outlet SportMediaset, Sunderland have an interest in Cagliari's 27-year-old former Italy under-21 international Dessena, and Greek newspaper Gazzetta have reported that Sunderland, Everton and one other unnamed Premier League club are fighting it out for the services of Giannis Maniatis of Olympiakos. It's likely that neither player is high on Sunderland's wanted list but if our interest is genuine, then expect them to be back up to our first choice targets. With it looking unlikely that Oscar Ustari will sign a new deal, Sunderland are searching for another experienced goalkeeper to fight it out with Vito Mannone for the number one spot and after being linked with Crystal Palace's out of contract Julian Speroni have now been linked with a move for another out of contract goalkeeper in Costel Pantilimon. Pantilimon, who played against Sunderland in the Capital One Cup final, was desperate to leave City for first team football, so it may be difficult to persuade him to join without the promise of the number one shirt. Considering Michael Mancienne's links to Lee Congerton, both at Chelsea and Hamburg, he was always going to be a name that cropped up in the gossip columns in relation to Sunderland and so it has proved. According to the Mirror, Sunderland are leading the chase for the 26-year-old defender who is reportedly available for a knock down fee with only one year left on his contract. As he has experience in the Premier League, is available for a fee that wouldn't break the bank and has pace, Mancienne potentially signing for Sunderland could be a sensible transfer, particularly with John O'Shea and Wes Brown not getting any younger. Finally, the club are looking to boost the development squad after a number of players were released this summer. Mexican striker Kevin Chaurand is due to link up for the team on trial in pre-season from Celaya in the hopes of winning a permanent deal, while Sunderland scouts were present as St. Patrick's Athletic beat Derry 5-2, with St. Pats winger Chris Forrester the focus of their attentions.
Published: 01 June, 2014 by Kate Morton Young stopper commits future to Black Cats. Sunderland goalkeeper Jordan Pickford has agreed a new four-year deal with the Black Cats that will see him extend his stay with the club until 2018. Speaking about his new deal, the 20-year-old said: “Last season was massive for me. I played games at Burton and at Carlisle, which was great experience. “I want to keep developing and working hard and I’m delighted to sign a contract with the club I have always supported.” Pickford joined the Black Cats as an eight-year old in 2002 then signed a two-year scholarship in 2010. He went on to become a key member of the club’s under 21 side and has continued his development with loan spells at Darlington FC, Alfreton Town FC, Burton Albion FC and Carlisle United FC.
Sunderland ready to offer £10m to land Liverpool's Fabio Borini 01 June 2014 08:50 AM By James Hunter Sunderland are hoping they can prise last season's loan star Fabio Borini away from Liverpool, for a reunion on Wearside Sunderland's Fabio Borini celebrates scoring against West Bromwich Albion Sunderland are poised to launch a £10m bid to bring Fabio Borini back to the Stadium of Light. The Liverpool striker spent last season on loan with the Black Cats and was a huge hit on Wearside, scoring 10 goals and playing a vital role in the club’s late charge to safety. Boss Gus Poyet rates the Italian very highly and has made no secret of the fact he would love to re-sign the 23-year-old if he leaves Anfield this summer. And Sunderland are hoping that Liverpool’s £4m move for Southampton and England striker Rickie Lambert will open the door for them to prise Borini away from the Merseysiders. Borini was Reds boss Brendan Rodgers’ first signing when he paid Parma £12m for his services in 2012, but the frontman was only a fringe figure at Liverpool which is why he was allowed to go out on loan. And after being a regular at Sunderland last season, he will not want to revert to being a mere squad player - even for a side that will be competing in the Champions League. When Sunderland looked doomed to relegation, there was talk of Borini moving back to Serie A this summer. However the Black Cats’ ‘miracle’ escape means a return to the North East is a viable option. Borini knows he is a big favourite with the fans at Sunderland, with his Wembley goal in the Capital Cup final contributing to him being voted the club’s Young Player of the Year award. And this weekend it was announced he has also come out on top in a fans’ poll for Sunderland’s Goal of the Season, with his winner in the Wear-Tyne derby against Newcastle in October scooping the award. Poyet is in the midst of a major overhaul of his squad, which will include the arrival of at least one striker. Meanwhile, reports have also emerged linking Hull City with a £5m move for Sunderland winger Adam Johnson. Johnson enjoyed his best season in a Sunderland shirt last term, although it is possible Poyet could be tempted to part with the former England man if the price was right. However the Black Cats are unlikely to accept a £5m loss on a player who joined them from Manchester City two years ago.
* Star reporting Bordeaux forward Henri Saivet is a target for SAFC and Soton. price qioted is £4m ...attracted interest from Arsenal and Stoke last season. age 23, Senegal intrrnational. * The People going for us to bid to take Chelsea midfield prospect Lewis Baker on loan. He's 19 and tipped as the 'new Lampard' by some. we could get him if he's guaranteed game time by Gus.
http://www.transfermarketweb.com/?ac...d&idsel=141515 Set to leave Hamburg on a full basis, English right backwing and midfielder Michael Mancienne (26) is getting more and more likely to join Sunderland on a 3 years deal, as highlighted by Daily Mirror.
LEWIS BAKER - A 19 year old midfield player who is on the verge of the Chelsea first team would be allowed to go to SAFC on loan if he will get regular first team action. HENRI SAIVET - SAFC have been watching the Bordeaux forward. 23 year old Senegal Striker is available for around £4m. Can play wide or through the middle. FABIO BORINI - SAFC to make a £10m offer. KEVIN CHAURAND - 19 year old Mexican to join on a trial.
Spain striker David Villa has announced he will leave La Liga champions Atletico Madrid after receiving an "irresistible" offer thought to be from MLS side New York City FC. The 32-year-old was spotted in Manchester's Bridgewater Hospital on Saturday, where he was said to be undergoing a medical ahead of a move to Manchester City's U.S. franchise.
Saivet - No idea. If he`s being watched, confident to let the powers that be decide. Borini - For that price, yes. Chaurand - Future prospect, always worth a look. Baker - No on principle. Loans are obviously very useful as stopgaps but tired of improving other teams players.
I think loans are more than stop gaps, they can help shape a squad if used correctly and stops having too many players on long contracts especially if just extra cover when the windows close
Not sure mate tbh. Maybe I`m just getting a bit cynical seeing us improve other teams players for their good rather than ours.
I'm with you 100% on this. An established Premier League club shouldn't be borrowing, we should be buying, developing, and if so be it, selling at profit.
