Sunderland are in talks with Aberdeen defender Russell
Anderson over a possible move to the Stadium of
Light.
The Black Cats agreed a fee with Aberdeen on Tuesday and they gave
Sunderland permission to speak to the Scottish international.
Aberdeen were reluctant to sell Anderson, but with the player
having just 12 months to run on his current contract they have
decided to cash-in on him.
Anderson's agent Blair Morgan confirmed the player had been given
the green light to hold talks with Sunderland boss Roy Keane.
"Russell has been given permission to talk to Sunderland," Morgan
told the Scottish Sun.
"We are here for those meetings and we will see how it all
progresses."
Should Sunderland tie up a move for Anderson he will become the
second new signing of the summer on Wearside following the capture
of Greg Halford from Reading.