Sunderland are set to target the French market for the remainder of this summer window, as per Luke Entwistle, via Football League World.
Sunderland are gearing up for life under French boss Regis Le Bris.
The former Lorient manager has spent his coaching career to date in his home country of France, but is now set to embark into English football for the first time.
The Black Cats have become quite friendly with the French market in recent years, their policy of recruiting youth with potential has seen them bring in several players from France already.
Abdoullah Ba, Edouard Michut and even Patrick Roberts were all playing in France before moving to the north east.
That strategy doesn’t seem to be changing as they have been extensively linked with Caen striker Alexandre Mendy.
French reporter Entwistle has stated he believes Sunderland will continue to search France specifically, but not exclusively for new prospects this summer, he said: “Sunderland are very much scouting the French market for French players at the minute.
“It does align. It’s in a different context – the Championship is not Ligue 1, but at the same time there is going to be a certain logic in bringing in Le Bris to work with a slightly French squad. I know you never got Edouard Michut on a permanent basis, did you? Those are the kind of deals you will be going after, and it’s an interesting couple of weeks now.
