Sunderland looking to sign Man City's Craig Bellamy

Posted Sunday, August 07, 2011 by Metro.co.uk

The north-east side have already snapped up players such as Manchester United's Wes Brown and John O'Shea in recent months, but the departure of Steed Malbranque means that Bruce has a bit more cash to play with.

Sunderland looking to sign Man City's Craig Bellamy
Man City's Craig Bellamy is being eyed by Sunderland

'I haven't got a wide left player, not a natural one, although we've got people who can play there, so we'll see,' he said.

'We're all looking at Manchester City because they've got some great players who can't even get in the squad.

'Craig Bellamy is a possibility. He can play wide left and up front so we'll see.'

Bellamy has been at Manchester City since January 2009, however, manager Roberto Mancini has made it clear there is no longer space in his squad for the Welsh international.

The striker was previously linked to both Cardiff City and Celtic, although reports suggest he was not keen on a return to the Scottish side after being sent there on loan on for the second half of the 2004-05 season.

He spent all of the last campaign at Cardiff after falling out of favour at Man City.

Last week, Bruce hinted that there could be some more departures from the Stadium of Light in the near future.