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Sunderland ponder loan offer for Udinese striker Matej Vydra
SUNDERLAND have tabled a loan offer for Matej Vydra as they look to bolster their squad.
We reported yesterday that Udinese rejected an £8m bid from an unnamed Premier League club for Vydra, who was irrepressible while on loan at Watford last season.
The 21-year-old Czech international has previously expressed his desire to have a crack at the Premier League, having suffered play-off final heartache at Wembley.
Vydra's agent confirmed that Sunderland are interested in a loan option.
"It is correct that Sunderland are interested, but they are interested in a loan at the moment," Ondrej Chovanec told The Journal.
"They don't want to spend that money at the moment.
"Of course it is very interesting. I know Di Canio from when he was a player because I was the agent of Tomas Repka, who also played for West Ham."
Vydra helped himself to 22 goals in the Championship last term.