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Sunderland Transfers and rumours

All the transfer news and rumours for January 2012

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Bruce desperate to land unsettled Spurs striker Pavlyuchenko



Sunderland boss Steve Bruce will make a new move for Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko in the next ­window.

Bruce failed in a deal to land the Russian hit man on loan when Spurs pulled the plug in the final hours – and left him having to settle for Nicklas Bendtner from Arsenal.

Pavlyuchenko, 29, was poised to go to Wearside but Spurs ­supremo Daniel Levy changed his mind ­because he could not land a suitable replacement with Peter Crouch heading out of the door.

However, the former Spartak Moscow forward knows his Spurs days are ­numbered and may be open to joining Bruce – if he is given money for a full-time transfer in January.

Bruce had a miserable last few days in the window, missing out on Crouch and also failing to raise the cash for Freiburg’s Senegalese star Papiss Demba Cisse.

Bendtner was the last striker ­option he had. The pair had previously worked ­together at Birmingham City, but the loan switch was a last-minute job.

Bruce was unable to sell the players he ­wanted which would have allowed him to buy a proven striker.

Agents tried to find a home for Asamoah Gyan and he was even offered on loan for a £2million ‘rental’ fee for the season. Anton Ferdinand’s stop-start exit to QPR also held up Sunderland’s strategy while other ­players could not be shifted, ­leaving Bruce out of time and options.

The People

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Sunderland are set to rival Arsenal for highly-rated Norway international striker Mohammed Abdellaoue.
Inside Futbol

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Arsenal and Sunderland are set to go head-to-head in a race to sign Hannover 96 striker Mohammed Abdellaoue.

TalkSPORT

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Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan signs for United Arab Emirates side Al-Ain on loan.

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North east rivals Sunderland and Newcastle are to go head-to-head in a bid to sign Sochaux striker Modibo Maiga.

Mirror Online

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Sunderland are considering a bid for Swiss side Sion's Ivory Coast striker Giovanni Sio in the January transfer window.

Talk Sport

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Sunderland are also keen to sign BK Hacken's Sweden Under-19 internationals Nikola Laden and Emilio Rossi - as are Everton.

TalkSport