As we approach the end of the week, here are the latest stories surrounding Sunderland that you might have missed, including pre season fixtures and transfer gossip.
FRIENDLIES ANNOUNCED
Some of our pre-season friendlies have been announced. Similarly to last season we will play South Shields and Gateshead on the same day (13th July), with the Shields game at 12:30pm and the Gateshead game at 5pm. The fixtures for the games to be played in Spain are yet to be confirmed, whilst the games following the Spain trip have been announced as we travel to Blackpool (27th July) and Bradford (30th July). Then there is one more friendly scheduled for the weekend of August 3rd.