Sunderland receive potential boost in bid to land striker target

Sunderland have received a potential boost in their bid to sign Andras Nemeth, with Genk apparently softening their stance on refusing to sell contract rebels.

Nemeth has been heavily linked with Sunderland this month with the Black Cats keen to give him six months to acclimatise to English football before he takes a bigger role next season.

He will be a free agent in the summer, and previous reports claimed Genk were determined to not allow any of their soon-to-be out-of-contract players to leave this month, even if that means losing them for nothing in the summer.