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Cats eye Maloney

Sunderland are said to be lining up a swoop for Aston Villa forward Shaun Maloney, who is considering his future at the club.

Cats in for midfielder

Sunderland are said to be in the hunt to land Rangers midfielder Brahim Hemdani, who has been made available by the Gers.

Star eyes bright future

Dwight Yorke says Sunderland staying in the Premiership has been a massive achievement and hopes Roy Keane will be able to spend big.

Rival winger linked

Sunderland boss Roy Keane is being linked with a swoop on arch-rivals Newcastle to land winger Damien Duff.

Defender ready to battle

Russell Anderson wants to stay and fight for his place at Sunderland, news which is sure to disappoint Plymouth.

Keane staying - Quinn

Niall Quinn has played down talk linking Roy Keane with Chelsea and expects him to be at Sunderland for a 'long time to come'.

Midfielder ready to battle

Liam Miller says he will still be at Sunderland for the start of pre-season and is determined to fight for his place.

Reds ace staying put

Sunderland's hopes of landing John O'Shea have been hit by the news the player wants to stay with Manchester United.

Keane drops signing hints

Roy Keane is preparing to make sweeping changes at Sunderland and wants to draft in players with 'character' this summer.

£50m bounty puts heat on Keane

Roy Keane has admitted that he will be under pressure to do well at Sunderland next season if he spends around £50million this summer.

Black Cats to pounce on local rivals

Roy Keane is reportedly contemplating a raid on local rivals Middlesbrough for their veteran combative midfielder George Boateng.

Sturrock still wants Anderson

Plymouth manager Paul Sturrock remains keen on thrashing out a permanent deal for Sunderland defender Russell Anderson.

McShane will fight on

Paul McShane has revealed he is prepared to "start afresh" at Sunderland after being frozen out by manager Roy Keane.

Collins welcomes new faces

Danny Collins has welcomed manager Roy Keane's admission that Sunderland need more quality.

Quality counts for Keane

Sunderland manager Roy Keane wants to sign "five or six" proven Premier League players this summer.

Irish ace out to earn Sunderland stay

Liam Miller hopes his future remains at Sunderland and is looking to 'play his way' off the transfer list.

Quinn backing for Keane plans

Niall Quinn says with 'two or three right players' Sunderland can make real progress under Roy Keane next season.

Keane target may stay put

Jonny Evans is set for talks with Manchester United over his future and reports claim he could reject a permanent move to Sunderland.

Defender targets Sunderland progress

Nyron Nosworthy believes Sunderland should be aiming towards a top ten finish next season as they look to progress.

Ireland games penned in

Sunderland have confirmed they will return to Ireland for pre-season to take on Athlone Town and Shamrock Rovers.

Keane sets sights on second City Irish ace

Roy Keane is reportedly looking to sign Manchester City's Republic of Ireland midfielder Stephen Ireland for Sunderland this summer.

Cats on the prowl for City stopper

Sunderland are the latest team to be linked with a summer swoop for Manchester City defender Richard Dunne.

Black Cats face competition for top target

Newcastle are reportedly ready to scupper Sunderland's attempts to sign Jonny Evans by bidding for the Manchester United defender

Clarets fail in bid for strike ace

Ex-England striker Andrew Cole has rejected a permanent move to Burnley after finishing the season on loan there from Sunderland.

Chopra tipped to move on

Cardiff are reported to be weighing up a cut-price swoop for Michael Chopra and may offer as little as £2.5million for the striker.

Evans deal in the balance

Sunderland's hopes of signing Jonny Evans have been dealt a blow with the news Manchester United could sell Gerard Pique instead.

Defender in dark over move

Jonny Evans says he would welcome a permanent move to Sunderland but admits the decision is not down to him.

Winger plays down move talk

Sunderland target Stephen Hunt says he will only leave relegated Reading if they want to sell him as he won't demand a move away.

Boss ready for tough summer

Roy Keane admits he is facing another tough summer trying to persuade quality players to sign for Sunderland.

Boss to be handed funds

The Sunderland board have told Roy Keane he can have £50m to spend if that is what it will take to move the club to the next level.

Yorke future in balance

Roy Keane is planning to hold talks with Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn and Dwight Yorke's future at the club will be discussed.

Defender deal in balance

Sunderland boss Roy Keane has confirmed he wants to sign Jonny Evans permanently but admits the decision is out of his hands.

Keane aims to get Hunt for a snip

Roy Keane will make a new bid for Reading's Stephen Hunt this summer despite saying he won't sign 'stars with fancy names or long hair'

Boss targets quality additions

Roy Keane says he has to sign quality this summer or Sunderland face another relegation battle next season.

Double deal no-go

Roy Keane has said there is no way either Kenwyne Jones or Craig Gordon will be leaving Sunderland during the summer.

New deal for veteran

Roy Keane has confirmed he intends to offer veteran Dwight Yorke a new Sunderland contract.

Keane starts Sunderland clear-out

Roy Keane has begun his Sunderland clear-out by releasing Andy Cole, Ian Harte, Stephen Wright and Stanislav Varga.

Cole power tempts Keane

Roy Keane will look to tempt West Ham striker Carlton Cole to Sunderland in the summer, according to reports.

Keane to show no mercy

Roy Keane will show no mercy to players under contract as he sets about his rebuilding process at Sunderland.

Duo linked with exit

Sunderland duo Michael Chopra and Kieran Richardson could be ousted as Roy Keane runs out of patience with some under-performing stars.

Boss waits on moves

Roy Keane is planning major changes at Sunderland and says he will need to bring in at least eight new players.

Boss to wield axe

Sunderland boss Roy Keane has lost patience with some of his players and will be wielding the axe over the summer months.

Black Cats boss in patient mood

Roy Keane has warned Sunderland fans he will not rush into spending his transfer kitty this summer to avoid getting 'bogged down'.

Boss warns Cats stars

Roy Keane says he will not show any sympathy towards Bolton and has told his players he wants all three points.

Star in fitness race

Sunderland are sweating over the fitness of Daryl Murphy but Jonny Evans and Dwight Yorke will return against Bolton.

Keane targets Zarate

Sunderland are hoping to hijack Birmingham's bid to sign Mauro Zarate, who will be up for grabs in the summer.

Evans set to return

Sunderland have been boosted by the news defender Jonny Evans should be fit to face Bolton this weekend.

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