Steve Bruce plans to axe eight of his squad this summer,
including Northern Ireland player George McCartney and former
Manchester United full-back Phil Bardsley.
Players who have been out on loan such as Daryl Murphy, David
Healy, Nyron Nosworthy, Teemu Tainio, Marlon Fulop and Roy
O'Donovan also face a permanent exit from Sunderland.
Exit ahead: Sunderland are looking to offload
George McCartney and Phil Bardsley
Bruce's assistant Eric Black visited Estudiantes'
£8million-rated striker Mauro Boselli in Argentina. Bruce wants
Tottenham defender Alan Hutton and Lyon's John Mensah, but has
denied claims he is about to sign Egypt player Ahmed
Al-Muhammadi.
Sign him up: Steve Bruce wants to make Alan
Hutton's loan from Tottenham a permanent deal for
Sunderland
The manager said David Meyler's cruciate injury from last
weekend is the 'worst case scenario' for the young Irishman.
Midfielder Jack Colback will play at Wolves this weekend with
Lee Cattermole also out with a shoulder injury and Ghana captain
Mensah missing with back problems.
