da spicy bet： Sunderland boss David Moyes has taken on a unenviable task in trying to steer the Black Cats away from relegation trouble and only time will tell whether or not he is the man to keep them in the Premier League.
da bet nacional： The ardent bunch of long-suffering Sunderland supporting punters here in the Transfer Tavern are less than convinced that Moyes is the man for the job, although they are prepared to give him time to stamp his own authority on the team.
Moyes oversaw his first league win as Sunderland boss last Saturday after his side defeated Bournemouth 2-1 and his side must now build on such a result.
With January on the horizon, Moyes will undoubtedly look towards the transfer market to try and bolster his side.
Tavern writer Lee Clarke takes a look at three players under £20 million that Moyes could look to sign in the coming months.
Britt Assombalonga
The Nottingham Forest striker only signed a new five-year deal recently but as we know, that doesn’t mean a great deal in football during the modern era.
Forest are fading fast towards the bottom of the Championship and should they receive a offer in excessive of the £4.25 million that he is valued on transfermarkt.co.uk, then the Reds could well be tempted into a sale.
Sunderland supporters here in the Tavern are desperate for someone to come in and take the burden of scoring goals away from Jermain Defoe, and Assombalonga would do just that.
Mamadou Sakho
The burly central defender has fallen out of favour at Liverpool and he looks set to be let loose in January by boss Jurgen Klopp.
According to transfermarkt.co.uk, the French international is valued at £10.2 million, although Liverpool’s desire to offload him could see him available for considerably less.
Sunderland need to start keeping clean sheets if they are to fire themselves up the table and the 26-year-old would be a great signing.
Franck Kessie
The Ivorian defensive midfielder has been on David Moyes’ radar since he took over at the Stadium of Light and the middle of the park is a problem area for his side at present.
The Atalanta player is valued at £6.3 million by transfermarkt.co.uk and he would represent good value for money for the club, after a solid start to the 2016/17 campaign with his current club.
One Sunderland fan is chucking his money in the games machine here in the Tavern and he thinks the club should push ahead with a move for Kessie having heard good things from his mate who lives in Italy.
Sunderland fans, would you welcome these three players to the club? Who else would you like to see the Black Cats sign in January? Let us know in the comments below!!!