Kristjaan Speakman linked with £57.6m Sunderland transfer spree amid Dan Neil exit claim - round-up

Sunderland are one several English clubs to have been credited with an interest in Rio Ave winger André Luiz, according to reports in Portugal.

The attacker has been linked with the Black Cats before, with suggestions that he could be targeted in January following an impressive start to the campaign in which he has registered four goals and three assists across 11 top flight outings.

And as per A Bola, Regis Le Bris’ men are indeed one of a handful of teams from both the Premier League and the Championship who are keen on luring Luiz to England in the new year. Alongside Sunderland, the likes of Brentford, Stoke City, Norwich City, and Portsmouth are also mentioned as admirers, with a fee of around £13.1 million touted.

Matteo Guendouzi transfer latest

Elsewhere, Sunderland continue to be linked with a possible move for Lazio midfielder Matteo Guendouzi. The Black Cats have been repeatedly named in relation to the Frenchman in reports on the continent of late, with suggestions that they could look to capitalise on his current employers’ ongoing financial concerns with an ambitious January bid.

More recently, there have been claims that Guendouzi would not be overly taken with the idea of swapping Rome for Wearside, but nevertheless, speculation continues to mount. The latest update comes from Cittaceleste, who state that Sunderland are “serious” about the 26-year-old, and that they would be willing to offer up to £24.5 million to secure his signature. For their part, however, Lazio are said to want a fee closer to £26.3 million.

Santiago Gimenez linked

Meanwhile, AC Milan striker Santiago Gimenez is another name that is garnering attention in the gossip columns. Reports this week have claimed that Sunderland are “pushing” to sign the Mexican, and have even made contact with his agent regarding his potential availability this January.

As for Milan, Tuttomercatoweb claim that they could be willing to part company with a player that they only signed last winter, and that they may even be open to sanctioning a loan deal with an obligation-to-buy clause attached in an effort to offload him. In terms of a valuation, it is also claimed that the £20.1 million they received from Leeds United for Gimenez’s former teammate, Noah Okafor, is seen as something of a benchmark.

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AS Roma eye Dan Neil

And finally, Italian giants AS Roma are said to be in the frame to sign Sunderland midfielder Dan Neil amid ongoing uncertainty over his future on Wearside, according to reports from the continent.

The academy graduate has struggled for minutes under Regis Le Bris this season, and is out of contract at the end of the campaign. It is within this context that ASRomaLive claim that the 23-year-old is “ready to change” clubs in January, with no significant talks underway over the prospect of him extending his stay in the North East.

To that end, it is suggested that director of football Florent Ghisolfi would only seek a “modest fee” for Neil in the new year, with Roma keeping tabs on an ever-developing situation.

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