It does, however, remain to be seen how active the Black Cats will be in the market following their steady start to the season with Tony Mowbray’s men currently sitting in sixth place in the Championship.
The January transfer market, though, can be notoriously hard to do business in with clubs reluctant to sell their best players unless inflated prices are agreed upon.
With that in mind, we take a look at some of the best January transfer deals that Sunderland have been able to pull off in recent seasons:
5. Stephane Sessegnon
Signed by Sunderland under Steve Bruce on a three-and-a-half-year contract from PSG at £6million in January 2011. Photo: Charlie Crowhurst
6. Wahbi Khazri
Another January signing under Sam Allardyce to help Sunderland retain their Premier League status for another year... that goal against Chelsea! Blimey! Photo: Laurence Griffiths
7. Patrick Roberts
The right-sided attacker's positive impact since joining Sunderland in January 2022 is still being felt as he continues to perform for Tony Mowbray's side and has just penned a new deal until 2026. Photo: FRANK REID
8. Ross Stewart
Ross Stewart signed for Sunderland in January 2021 as a completely unknown quantity. The big striker left the club for Southampton last summer for around £10million. Photo: Stu Forster