Sunderland AFC Q&A RECAP: Phil Smith answers your transfer and takeover questions on deadline day

Sunderland’s transfer hunt looks set to go down the wire, and there are plenty of unanswered questions for supporters of the Black Cats as the deadline approaches.
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We’re putting those questions to our chief Sunderland AFC writer Phil Smith, who will be answering YOUR burning queries on the Black Cats in our live Q&A session. Scroll down and refresh the page as Phil answers questions submitted via our new Sunderland AFC WhatsApp service – covering everything from the takeover to transfers and tactics: