Roy Keane is set to splash £8.5m on Manchester United crock Louis Saha.
And in the process Keane is ready to make the injury-prone striker the highest-paid player in Sunderland history with a deal worth a staggering £50,000-a-week over three years – around £7.5m.
The Frenchman's Old Trafford career has failed to take off since his £12.8m switch from Fulham, four-and-a-half-years ago.
Saha, who turns 30 this week, has struggled with a string of injuries.
His season was ended last term in mid-March after scoring just five goals for the Premier League and European champions.
Keane is desperate to add extra firepower to his squad after last season's relegation battle, with main striker Kenwyne Jones injured. And he is confident his pursuit of Saha – who was at the Stadium of Light on Saturday to watch the Black Cats' 1-0 defeat to Ajax – is set to reach a successful conclusion with United boss Sir Alex Ferguson.
The Sunderland manager has splashed £20m on six summer signings, but expects to spend more before the window shuts at the end of the month.
He said: “Hopefully there will be two or three players coming on board before the transfer window closes – and we're looking at bringing n another striker.â€
And in the process Keane is ready to make the injury-prone striker the highest-paid player in Sunderland history with a deal worth a staggering £50,000-a-week over three years – around £7.5m.
The Frenchman's Old Trafford career has failed to take off since his £12.8m switch from Fulham, four-and-a-half-years ago.
Saha, who turns 30 this week, has struggled with a string of injuries.
His season was ended last term in mid-March after scoring just five goals for the Premier League and European champions.
Keane is desperate to add extra firepower to his squad after last season's relegation battle, with main striker Kenwyne Jones injured. And he is confident his pursuit of Saha – who was at the Stadium of Light on Saturday to watch the Black Cats' 1-0 defeat to Ajax – is set to reach a successful conclusion with United boss Sir Alex Ferguson.
The Sunderland manager has splashed £20m on six summer signings, but expects to spend more before the window shuts at the end of the month.
He said: “Hopefully there will be two or three players coming on board before the transfer window closes – and we're looking at bringing n another striker.â€