Sunderland have made a loan move for Liverpool defender Sebastian Coates.
The Mail on Sunday says the 23-year-old centre-back is keen to move away from Anfield and spent last season on loan at Nacional.
Sunderland are looking at loans to strengthen their defence as they push the bulk of their spending budget towards bringing in a striker.
They have a £14m bid on the table for Coates' teammate Fabio Borini and have enquired about Manchester United's Danny Welbeck.
