Sunderland: Ignacio Scocco close to signing for Black Cats Sunderland are close to signing Argentine striker Ignacio Scocco, according to head coach Gus Poyet.
The
28-year-old Internacional forward is expected to undergo a medical shortly, after the clubs agreed a fee.When asked if the deal was likely to go through,
Poyet said: "I hope so. It's not done, but we are very, very close."Scocco is set to become the
third Argentine to join Sunderland this month, following the arrivals of Oscar Ustari and Santiago Vergini.
Asked about Scocco in April, South American football expert Tim Vickery wrote in his weekly BBC Sport column:
"He might not be a big target man centre-forward,
but he has some penalty area presence and moves outside the area with fluidity and intelligence."
Sunderland, who are 19th in the Premier League, have also signed defender Marcos Alonso on loan from Fiorentina,
and recalled striker Conor Wickham from a temporary spell at Sheffield Wednesday.
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