More transfer speculation

Sunderland may make another raid on Merseyside to bring in striker Anthony Le Tallec from Liverpool. According to reports Le Tallec will sign a season-long loan. The French striker, 20, spent the first half of last season on loan at St Etienne but did play for Liverpool against Juventus and Bayer Leverkusen.Despite having scored just once in 32 appearances since joining the Reds three years ago from Le Havre, Le Tallec is highly rated.

Meanwhile, Sunderland have been linked with Strasbourg midfielder Christian Bassila. The 27-year-old reckons he’s happy to leave the French club after suffering grief from Strasbourg ’s supporters and is looking to train with SAFC sometime this week. Bassila spent the 2000/01 campaign in The Premiership with West Ham United but made just four appearances.


Jim Gilling
FTM