N'Diaye in Sunderland talks

Alfred N'Diaye is close to linking up with Sunderland
9 January 2013

France Under-21 international Alfred N'Diaye is in talks with Sunderland, the club has confirmed.

The Bursaspor defensive midfielder, who can also play at centre back, arrived at the club's training ground on Tuesday to discuss a move to Wearside from the Turkish Super Lig club.

Black Cats boss Martin O'Neill is hoping to secure the 22-year-old's signature and get him registered in time for this Saturday's Barclays Premier League match against West Ham at the Stadium of Light.

N'Diaye signed for Bursaspor from Ligue 1 side Nancy last year for a fee reported to be 3 million (£2.5 million) and could sign for Sunderland for a fee believed to be around £3.8 million.

The Black Cats would still need to secure international clearance for N'Diaye if he agrees personal terms and passes his medical in time for him to participate in this weekend's game.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in