Lee Johnson has poured cold water on reports that he does not want to sign Jermain Defoe - saying Sunderland are 'working very hard' to bring him back to Wearside.
The Black Cats boss has previously spoken about the former England international, who is currently a free agent after leaving his role as player-coach at Rangers earlier ths month, as a signing that sounded fantastic 'in principle'.
And that led to reports claiming that Johnson was the stumbling block to a deal because he was reluctant to sign the 39-year-old.
