Sunderland boss Gus Poyet retains hope of closing a deal for Liverpool striker Fabio Borini.
A £14m bid for Borini has been accepted by Liverpool, but the Italian is still assessing his options and has not yet given Sunderland an answer one way or the other.
Poyet said: "Every now and then I like to say 'that's it', but then I say 'no, no, we'll give him a few more days'. But we are getting close."
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