Sunderland have made a formal enquiry regarding the availability of Valencia's Ever Banega according to reports.

Sky Sports suggests that Black Cats boss Gus Poyet is in hot pursuit of the 25-year old Argentine midfielder as the Wearside club continue their winter reshuffle.

Banega has played for Argentina on 24 occasions and would be a massive coup of Poyet was able to wrangle his transfer from Los Che.

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