Espanyol youngster Manu Molina is in the sights of Sunderland.
The 19 year-old has managed only a handful of Liga games.
But Sport says Molina is interesting Sunderland boss Steve Bruce ahead of the summer market.
Sunderland will have to meet Molina's £7m buy-out clause if he wants to land his man.
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