Sunderland transfer news: Mepham, Aleksic and Samed sign; Triantis, Ekwah and Pembele depart

Sunderland have until 11pm on Friday to conclude their business before the summer transfer window shuts.

Sporting director Kristjaan Speakman and head of recruitment Stuart Harvey are still in the market for strikers. The Black Cats have also been linked with several midfielder deals as the window edges towards its conclusion.

There could be activity in terms of outgoings as well with Sunderland expected to trim some of the fringe players in their squad with both loan moves and permanent transfers a possibility.

Here, we’ll keep you updated with every Sunderland-related transfer story in our live blog as it happens with the clock ticking down: