Category: Sunderland

  • Sunderland join chase for former Chelsea forward

    Sunderland join chase for former Chelsea forward

    Sunderland are to join the chase for former Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou who they want on a permanent deal, according to The Sunderland Echo. The North-East side are one of several clubs, including Premier League side West Ham, that want the Lille forward. It is believed the French club want £4 million for Kalou which…

  • Man United draw with Sunderland

    Man United draw with Sunderland

    Manchester United’s dull start to the season continued as they were held by Sunderland on Sunday afternoon. Gus Poyet’s side nearly opened the scoring with less than four minutes on the clock when Lee Cattermole struck an effort from 25 yards, but his attempt wide narrowly wide. Sunderland continued to test David De Gea’s goal…

  • Sunderland make a move for Liverpool defender

    Sunderland make a move for Liverpool defender

    Sunderland are ready to make a loan move for Liverpool defender Sebastian Coates. The Uruguayan defender returned to Anfield this summer after a spell with his boy-hood club Nacional but he has since been deemed surplus to requirements after boss Brendan Rodgers strengthened his options with the summer signing of Dejan Lovren. Sunderland boss Gus…

  • Villa off to a good start; WBA and Sunderland draw

    Villa off to a good start; WBA and Sunderland draw

    Andreas Weimann gave Aston Villa a perfect start as they beat Stoke City 1-0, whilst West Bromwich Albion held Sunderland to a 2-2 draw. In truth, Stoke City started the better on Saturday afternoon at the Britannia with both Marko Arnautovic and Bojan Krkic coming close as they tested Brad Guzan’s goal. Gabriel Agbonlahor was…

  • West Ham up stakes for Sunderland striker

    West Ham up stakes for Sunderland striker

    West Ham are set to make an improved offer for their latest target Conor Wickham after their first bid of £5m was rejected by Sunderland, according to The Express. The Hammers’ attempt to seal a deal for the 21-year-old striker failed yesterday when the Black Cats turned their initial proposal down. But, with Sam Allardyce’s…

  • Sunderland boss confident of signing Borini

    Sunderland boss confident of signing Borini

    Sunderland manager Gus Poyet remains confident the club will sign Liverpool striker Fabio Borini. Borini ended his loan spell with the Northern club at the end of the season and returned to Liverpool with boss Brendan Rodgers keen to use him as a back-up striker, but Sunderland boss Gus Poyet is confident that he can…

  • BREAKING: Jack Rodwell joins Sunderland

    BREAKING: Jack Rodwell joins Sunderland

    Sunderland have completed the signing of Jack Rodwell from Manchester City. The 23-year-old joined Man City two summers back from Everton in a £12m deal but his time at the club has been dampened by injury problems and a failure to break past the likes of Fernandinho, Samir Nasri, Yaya Toure and Javi Garcia in…

  • Sunderland sign Chelsea left-back

    Sunderland sign Chelsea left-back

      Sunderland have signed Chelsea left-back Patrick van Aanholt on a four-year deal reported to be in the region of £1.5m. The 23-year-old put pen to paper this afternoon at the Stadium of Light with new coach Gus Poyet and Sunderland made their latest summer acquisition official via their website and social media platform Twitter.…

  • Lazio midfielder Onazi on the radar of Southampton

    Lazio midfielder Onazi on the radar of Southampton

    Southampton have joined a whole host of Premier League sides chasing Lazio midfielder Ogenyi Onazi. The Nigerian midfielder has emerged as one of the most consistent midfielders in European football of late and his performances for his country in Brazil this summer have also gained plaudits from many. His future at Italian side Lazio has…

  • Sunderland boss speaks out on Liverpool deal

    Sunderland boss speaks out on Liverpool deal

    Sunderland head coach Gus Poyet is still confident of landing Liverpool striker Fabio Borini despite seeing the Italian jet out with the rest of the Reds squad to the USA for a pre-season tour. The Black Cats hope to secure his services in a £14million raid and are waiting for answers from both the Merseyside…