Sunderland boss Roy Keane is confident home connections can help clinch a deal for Manchester City midfielder Stephen Ireland.
Midfielder Ireland, 21, is from Keane's home city Cork and tops the Black Cats boss' hitlist - although he is also interested in Chelsea's Steve Sidwell and Stephen Hunt at Reading.
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