Tony Mowbray still expects 'a few' more new faces to arrive before the start of the season - with another striker top of his wishlist. Sunderland have already added four new signings over the summer, with Jobe Bellingham, Nectar Triantis, Jenson Seelt, and Luis Hemir Semedo moving to Wearside.
But the Black Cats are still short in some areas, particularly up front where star striker Ross Stewart is still working his way back to fitness after rupturing his Achilles tendon in January and will not be ready when the Championship campaign kicks off against Ipswich Town on August 6. Portuguese teenager Semedo joined from Benfica this summer, but as things stand he is the club's only fit senior frontman.
"We'll work with what we've got, and hopefully there will be another couple coming in," said Mowbray, in an interview with the club's own media channel. "We could do with some help at the top end of the pitch, where Ross isn't quite ready yet.
