Sunderland won't be competing for off contract Lyon striker Bafetimbi Gomis.

The Sunderland Echo says the Black Cats have no interest in the Bosman free agent who is currently trying to milk the most lucrative deal on the market.

Newcastle United have been tracking him for a couple of years now, but their efforts to land him have so far been unsuccessful.

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