NAPOLI midfielder Walter Gargano is the latest candidate to be mooted as the solution to Paolo Di Canio’s search for a creative playmaker. As the Echo revealed last month, Di Canio is eager to add a midfield linchpin, as well as two full-backs, to Sunderland’s squad before the transfer window slams shut four weeks today.But Sunderland have hit dead ends in their pursuit of a creative player so far this summer after being unable to agree terms over moves for Tottenham’s Tom Huddlestone and Inter Milan’s Alfred Duncan.Reports in Italy have suggested Sunderland have expressed an interest in Uruguay international Gargano, with the midfielder left out of the Napoli squad for the weekend’s Emirates Cup.The 29-year-old spent last season on loan at Inter Milan, yet a permanent move to the San Siro didn’t materialise in the summer and he returned to Napoli, where former Chelsea boss Rafa Benitez has taken charge.Inter Milan’s Serbian international Zdravko Kuzmanovic continues to be linked with Sunderland too, despite sources close to the 25-year-old playing down the chances of him moving to the Stadium of Light.
Posted on: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 09:14:17 +0000
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