Alex Neil admits Sunderland still have a lot of work to do as they look to strengthen their squad ready for the Championship. The Black Cats have landed two signings already, with winger Jack Clarke arriving from Spurs yesterday, and defender Daniel Ballard from Arsenal just over a week ago, along with the conversion of Leon Dajaku's loan into a permanent move which was triggered by achieving promotion.
But Sunderland's squad is still light on numbers as a whole, and with gaps in key areas, following the departures of half-a-dozen first-teamers at the end of last season either because their contracts expired or their loans came to an end. And Neil recognises that there is a balance to be struck in order to get the right players at the right price.
"We know we need to add more, that's obvious," said Neil, in the wake of Sunderland's friendly against Rangers, which was abandoned at half-time due to a powercut. "The difficulty you've got is to get the right deals, at the right price, within the structure we've got, sometimes you need to wait a little bit.
