RLB TRANSFER UPDATE

With Sunderland's Premier League opener just two days away, Regis Le Bris has been speaking about potential exits and also more transfer targets before the window shuts...

OUTGOINGS.

“At the minute, no [nothing is close]. I think we’ll have to wait for the last two weeks. It’s always like that, the players and the squads observe the market. The first games as well are really important to assess the level of the squad.”

SCOUTING TARGETS

“We’ll have two or three options to test and see if we can improve the squad. For every player, we speak about the position and style of play and characteristics. So for a winger, centre-back, striker, it’s always different. For the characteristic, we have to be really clear about the identity and the way you can connect as a teammate. Are you a more talented player but more individual or ready to connect with your teammates? This can be a question.

BEDDING IN

“The intensity is really important at the level we play, so hard worker, the ability to repeat performances every week, to help the squad in the style of play we have is really important as well. We have two, three, four important points we want to check with the player and sometimes it’s not the right moment to connect with Sunderland, if they are talented. It’s often a question of connection.”