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We get the Australian view on Sunderland transfer target and Central Coast Mariners defender Nectarios Triantis.

Sunderland appear to be closing in on the signing of Australian defender Nectarios Triantis - but what can fans expect?

The 20-year-old centre-back has two years left on his contract with A-League side Central Coast Mariners and has reportedly been a target for an array of European clubs.

This season has been a breakthrough year for Triantis, who joined Central Coast Mariners from Western Sydney Wanderers, where he had made just one senior appearance, last summer.

To find out more, we caught up with Australian football journalist Joey Lynch to ask about the defender.

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