Granit Xhaka admits two former Sunderland stars had a big influence on his decision to join the Black Cats. The former Arsenal captain left Bayer Leverkusen for Sunderland at the start of the season and is regarded by many inside English football as the signing of the season.

Sunderland fought back from a goal down in the final 10 minutes to rescue a point and add to Tottenham Hotspur's ongoing struggles with a 1-1 draw in north London on Sunday.

Premier League sides Sunderland, Nottingham Forest, and Everton are interested in signing AS Roma midfielder Edoardo Bove.

Sunderland have sold goalkeeper Blondy Nna Noukeu has joined US Boulogne. The goalkeeper joins the Ligue 2 side permanently for an undisclosed fee after spending 18 months at the Stadium of Light. He joined the Black Cats from Stoke City on a free transfer.

Sunderland fought back to beat Crystal Palace 2-1 at the Stadium of Light on Saturday, as the Black Cats continue their dream season and they piled the misery on struggling Palace. Palace took the lead through Yeremy Pino but Sunderland equalized soon after through Enzo Le Fee, then Brian Brobbey scored a deserved winner in the second half.

Robin Roefs was Sunderland's hero as Everton's FA Cup hopes came to a premature end once again after three woeful penalties in a shootout saw the Mackems reach round four. David Moyes' threadbare squad looked like exiting in normal time until James Garner's 89th-minute spot-kick cancelled out Enzo Le Fee's brilliant first-half strike.

Sunderland are targeting a transfer for Edoardo Bove, the 23-year-old Italian midfielder and UEFA Conference League winner with AS Roma, according to The Sunderland Echo.