Sunderland boss Roy Keane says he'll give Pascal Chimbonda a chance to win back his place.
Keane said in The Daily Mirror: "Has he got a long-term future? What's a long term?
"It is up to him. Every day the players get a chance to impress me.
"He has to train well, be on time, show good attitude to the club, to me, to the girls in the canteen, the staff, the team, the kitman, all round the football club. It's the whole package."