Sunderland are closing in on Manchester City attacker Craig Bellamy.

Black Cats boss Steve Bruce has spoken to Manchester City chiefs about their out-of-favour striker, who had a stormy four-year spell at Sunderland's bitter rivals Newcastle United.

And the ball is now very much in 32-year-old Bellamy's court.

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