Sunderland stumbled last season after a promising start and having made some major investments over the last couple of years, they will want to see that investment bear some fruit this term.
The Black Cats have already added Titus Bramble, Cristian Riveros, Simon Mignolet and Ahmed Al-Muhammadi to their ranks, but here we take a look at who else Steve Bruce might be looking to draft in.
This is our round-up of the rumours circulating online and in the press.
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