Sunderland boss Steve Bruce says he's "not fussed" about selling Lorik Cana to Galatasaray.
Bruce is not looking for a direct replacement for skipper Cana, who made a shock move to Turkish side Galatasaray last week after just 12 months with Sunderland.
Bruce is confident that in Cristian Riveros, Lee Cattermole and Jordan Henderson he has the men to cover for the Albania international despite the long-term absence of promising Irishman David Meyler with a serious knee injury.
He said: "The one thing I am gutted about is the injury to Meyler, because he had a wonderful end of the season and had put big pressure on Cana with his performances.
"But with Riveros coming and Cattermole and the emergence of Jordan Henderson too, I wasn't really that fussed.
"He had a wonderful start to his career here, but found the Premier League physically very difficult towards the end.
"He walked in on the first morning with his father and said he wanted to go and play nearer his homeland of Albania, and wanted to go to Turkey.
"I am always a believer that if somebody is not happy and wants to go back and be nearer his family - there were issues with his family, who needed visas and couldn't get here from Albania - so we have reluctantly let him go."
