For now, the newly-promoted side to England's first division are being protagonists in the press.Players like Celtic's Cameron Carter-Vickers (27), Liverpool's Joe Gomez (28) or Nantes' Matthis Abline (22) have been linked to the club.

Sunderland today completed their second signing of the summer transfer window. After breaking their transfer record to sign Enzo Le Fee from Roma, they have now done it again.

French football expert Baptiste Reynaud has talked up Sunderland's record signing Habib Diarra as a "good fit" for the club. Senegal midfielder Diarra joined the Black Cats from Strasbourg on Tuesday for a reported £30m.