The latest transfer talk from Sunderland as the Black Cats prepare for the summer transfer window.

Sunderland are focused on the final weeks of their Premier League campaign as Regis Le Bris and his players look to cap off a remarkable season by taking the Black Cats into Europe for only the second time in their history.

A home win against a Nottingham Forest side that still have work to do to remain in the top flight would lift Sunderland into the top eight for at least 24 hours and raise hopes a European adventure is truly on the cards. However, there is also a need to focus on the summer transfer window as the Black Cats look to replicate the success of last summer and some inspired recruitment helped lay the foundations for what has been a season that has surpassed all expectations.

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Sunderland have been linked with a whole host of potential signings in recent weeks - and a new name has appeared on an ever-growing list of ‘targets’ after Football Insider reported the Black Cats were one of three clubs ‘keeping tabs’ on Queens Park Rangers forward Rumarn Burrell. The 25-year-old joined Rangers from League One club Burton Albion last summer and has gone on to score ten goals and provided three assists in 30 appearances in all competitions during his first season at Loftus Road. The striker has also progressed into international football in the last 18 months after marking his senior debut for Jamaica by scoring in a 3-2 win in a friendly clash with Trinidad and Tobago last May and he has since gone on to earn a further four caps - but is yet to add to his solitary goal for the Reggae Boyz.

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The report has claimed Premier League rivals Bournemouth are also monitoring Burrell - but there is also a suggestion Wolverhampton Wanderers are ‘admirers’ and view the striker as one part of their attempts to ‘rebuild and strengthen’ after their relegation from the Premier League was officially confirmed last week. The Molineux club are said to view Burrell as a recognised Championship goalscorer and believe he can help lead their efforts to make an instant return to the Premier League.

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