Sunderland are preparing to lose Connor Wickham.
The Journal says Sunderland do not want to lose the striker, but with his contract winding down, they're making contingency plans.
Eager to avoid a repeat of the Phil Bardsley and Jack Colback situations, manager Gus Poyet is understood to be preparing to enter the January market for a new striker.
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