Source: Daily_Mail
Diouf set to join Blackburn after Sunderland accept £2.8m bid for striker
El-Hadji Diouf is poised to become the second player to make a swift exit from Sunderland[LNB]this month after agreeing a £2.8m bid from Blackburn Rovers.[LNB]Diouf passed a medical at Ewood Park yesterday and providing he agrees terms and signs a contract today, he will go straight into the squad for the Barclays Premier League clash at Middlesbrough tomorrow.[LNB]Sunderland allowed French full-back Pascal Chimbonda to leave the club this week, as he headed back to Tottenham after just 16 appearances for the club.[LNB][LNB] Blackburn-bound: Diouf could leave the Stadium of Light after just six months[LNB] Blackburn boss Allardyce worked with Senegal striker Diouf for three years during his time in charge at Bolton.[LNB]With Diouf on the brink of signing, that has allowed Allardyce to release Matt Derbyshire to Olympiacos on loan until the end of the season.[LNB] Sunderland boss Sbragia banks on a late arrival at Newcastle this time around[LNB]Jones happy to refute Spurs' courtship to stay at 'big club' Sunderland [LNB]SUNDERLAND FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB[LNB]Map of Europe redrawn as Derbyshire is moved from Blackburn to Athens[LNB]Santa Cruz swoop set to take Spurs' spending over £50m[LNB]BLACKBURN FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB[LNB][LNB]Allardyce said: 'We're in the process of trying to sign El-Hadji Diouf at the moment. So the one-in, one-out scenario looks like it will be finalised this morning.[LNB]'He can play a few positions, down the right, down the left, as well as along the front.[LNB][LNB] Recruitment drive: Black Cats boss Ricky Sbragia is keen to sign a defender[LNB]'I'm hoping he can come and give me the kind of performances he gave at Bolton. 'At 26, he is in the prime of his career, so hopefully we will get that sorted today and get him in the squad tomorrow.' Diouf has also played 16 times for Sunderland, three times as a substitute, and has yet to score. [LNB] Like Chimbonda, he made a promising start under then-manager Roy Keane but fell out of favour amid suggestions of disciplinary problems.[LNB]Diouf would leave Wearside just six months after completing a £2.5m switch from Bolton. [LNB] Current Sunderland boss Ricky Sbragia revealed on Wednesday that he is hoping to make progress on his own recruitment plans - he is keen to land at least one experienced defender - before Sunday's short derby trip to Newcastle. But he also hinted that there could be further movement out of the club with time running down towards Monday evening's transfer deadline.[LNB] Sunderland boss Sbragia banks on a late arrival at Newcastle this time around[LNB]Jones happy to refute Spurs' courtship to stay at 'big club' Sunderland [LNB]SUNDERLAND FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB[LNB]Map of Europe redrawn as Derbyshire is moved from Blackburn to Athens[LNB]Santa Cruz swoop set to take Spurs' spending over £50m[LNB]BLACKBURN FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB[LNB][LNB][LNB][LNB] [LNB]
