Sunderland refuse to shelve their interest for Wigan Athletic fullback Maynor Figueroa.
The Daily Mail says Sunderland will press ahead with a £5m move for Wigan left back Figueroa, who hopes to have recovered from a knee ligament injury by Christmas.
Latics boss Steve Bruce signed the Honduras international for Wigan and has been chasing him since August.
It was thought Figueroa's knee injury would put paid to the Black Cats' pursuit.