As head coach, Mowbray says he isn’t involved in regular meetings about who the Black Cats are monitoring and will only be involved in those discussions further down the line.
Mowbray does have a good relationship with Sunderland’s Head of Player Recruitment Stuart Harvey, who he worked with at former club Blackburn Rovers.
Harvey joined the Black Cats in April 2021 and has overseen three transfer windows with the club.
While not all of the players Sunderland have signed will have been identified by Harvey, he has still led the club’s recruitment process as they look to sign younger assets.
We take a closer look at the players who have arrived since Harvey was appointed, and how they have fared:
Harvey joined the Black Cats in April 2021 and has overseen three transfer windows with the club.