Source: Daily_Mail
Sunderland target West Ham's Frederic Piquionne as Ricardo Fuller prices himself out of move
Sunderland are considering a move for West Ham striker Frederic Piquionne as they struggle to strike deals for Stoke's Ricardo Fuller and Tottenham's Roman Pavlyuchenko. [LNB]Manager Steve Bruce looked to have a £3million deal in place for Fuller on Friday, but that has not been finalised with the 31-year-old understood to be looking for about £60,000 a week. [LNB] On or off? Piquionne (left) and Pavlyuchenko (right) are top targets for Sunderland[LNB]Piquionne could be prised out for a similar fee, with Avram Grant signing Demba Ba from Hoffenheim and lining up Tottenham's Robbie Keane and Blackburn's El Hadji Diouf. Ba, 25, will sign a loan deal with payments dependent on appearances as West Ham assess his knee injury. [LNB]He failed a medical at Stoke but was still wanted by Everton, West Bromwich and Sunderland. Sulley Muntari, 26, expects to be a Sunderland player within the next 24 hours. [LNB]The Inter Milan midfielder is set to snub West Ham and his agent Fabien Piveteau said: 'If everything is sorted out with Sunderland he will be going there. 'He knows Sunderland is a good club, possibly not the biggest but he wants to be playing football.' Sunderland close on Pavlyuchenko after Redknapp hints at striker's exit Patrick Collins: We must not sacrifice our dreams for the great god footballAll the latest Tottenham news, features and opinionAll the latest Stoke news, features and opinionAll the latest Sunderland news, features and opinionAll the latest West Ham news, features and opinion[LNB] Explore more:People: Steve Bruce, Robbie Keane, Roman Pavlyuchenko, El Hadji Diouf
