Sunderland Ins/Outs

INS:
Connor Wickham (Ipswich £8.1m),
Craig Gardner (Birmingham, £8m),
John O'Shea (Man Utd, £4m),
Ahmed Elmohamady (ENPPL, £3m),
Ji Dong-won (Chunnam Dragons, £2m),
Wes Brown (Man Utd, £2m),
James McLean (Derry, £350,000),
Keiren Westwood (Coventry, free),
Sebastian Larsson (Birmingham, free),
David Vaughan (Blackpool, free).
LOANS: Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal).

OUTS:
Jordan Henderson (Liverpool, £20m),
Steed Malbranque (St Etienne, undisclosed),
Nathan Luscombe (Hartlepool, free),
Michael Kay (Tranmere, free).
LOANS: George McCartney (West Ham), Cristian Riveros (Kayserispor), Anton Ferdinand (QPR).

Expected Starting XI:
                                     Gordon
O Shea              Brown                Bramble            Richardson
                          Gardner               Cattermole
Sessegnon                                                     Larsson
                           Bendtner              Campbell

Subs: Mignolet, El Mohammedy, Turner, Bardsley, Vaughan, Colback, Wickham

Prediction: 8th
Top Scorer: Frazer Campbell
Top Player: Sebastien Larsson

Sunderland have spent big this summer with 27.5m being spent on players and yet they failed to bring in an experienced striker. Well 75% of Steve Bruce's team is sorted but upfront they lack a classy striker such as your Pavlycehnko, Owen, Sturridge, Doyle. All of which they could have brought in for a small price.  A big opportunity missed. This season will be a huge test for Steve Bruce with the expectations around the Stadium of Light being raised. credit where it is due though Bruce has brought in a few good midfielders and added to the Sunderland youth. Ultimately this will be a big season for Steve Bruce.


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