Sunderland are willing to cough up big to sign Galatasaray dazzler Bruma.
The Daily Express says Sunderland are preparing a £9.5m bid to beat Manchester United and Chelsea to Portuguese wonderkid Bruma in January.
The player's agent revealed yesterday that he has already received offers for his client, but refused to name all the suitors, saying: "We have received an offer from Genoa and a couple more sides in Europe. Galatasaray have not accepted any of these bids.
"If a club wants to sign Bruma they will have to pay the money up front, not in instalments."
However, reports in Turkey now suggest that Sunderland are one of the other teams pushing hard to land Bruma.
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