ROY KEANE will have a £15million transfer kitty to save
Sunderland from the drop.
Portsmouth midfielder Matt Taylor and Manchester United defender
Jonny Evans top Keanes wish-list.
The Black Cats are two points above safety but Keane said: My gut
feeling is well be okay. Weve done all right, but the next step
is the biggest one we have to take.
I believe that at the end of the season well have enough points
to look back and say weve had a decent campaign. Theres still a
hell of a lot of work to do but I believe the fans appreciate the
progress were making.
And Keane has been given a massive boost by the return to fitness
of skipper Dean Whitehead.
The midfielder is in line for a recall at Everton next
weekend.
He played 60 minutes for the reserves at Falkirk on Thursday night
in his first run-out since rupturing his cruciate ligament in
August.
Keane is desperate to get Whitehead back and will put him through
his paces again on Tuesday.
If all goes well, Whitehead will be in the squad for the trip to
Goodison Park alongside fit-again hitman Andy Cole who played for
70 minutes in Scotland.
Whitehead said: There hasnt been any reaction so far in the knee
but I didnt really expect there to be any.
The knee is fine and feels good, I just need to work on my fitness
now.Its a big step for me.
