Bruce in for Neill?

  • by Staff Writer
  • Wednesday, 5th August 2009

Sky Sports are reporting that Sunderland have entered the (one-horse) race to sign Lucas Neill.

Mackems boss Steve Bruce is reported to have made an eleventh hour bid to snatch the Australian full-back from under the noses of West Ham, for whom Neill had been expected to re-sign following negotiations earlier this week.

The reports are very much unconfirmed at this stage but it is clear that Neill remains unhappy with United's tabled one-year extension offer. Scott Duxbury, talking to KUMB.com about Neill's future recently said:

"He got an Eggert Magnusson contract and so he wanted another Eggert Magnusson contract, but that doesn't happen.

"Lucas has been given a contract that would make him one of our top earners, certainly slightly more than the established senior players that you see every week.

"But that's still there for him to accept."

Should Neill join Sunderland he would once again join up with former Hammers George McCartney and Anton Ferdinand, both of whom were sold to the Black Cats a year ago. Calum Davenport, now back with the Hammers also spent time on loan there last season.

More on this story as it happens.

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