Sunderland AFC transfer and takeover news RECAP: Salary cap plans plus latest from our investigation into Academy concerns
Sunderland will return to training at the Academy of Light on Wednesday ahead of the new season getting underway on September 12.
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Phil Parkinson will have six-and-a-half weeks with his squad, who haven’t kicked a ball in anger since the season was ended in March.
Tom Flanagan last week signed a new two-year deal and Sunderland remain confident of securing Bailey Wright following a successful loan spell last season.
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