David Moyes keen to keep Lamine Koné but rues Sunderland budget restraints

23 August 2016 09:30
• ‘Our budget is not at the level of many other clubs,’ says David Moyes • Manager faces Shrewsbury in League Cup seeking first Sunderland winDavid Moyes has no intention of selling Lamine Koné if he can possibly help it and believes it would be impossible to sign as good a central defensive replacement for the £21m Everton are prepared to pay.“Koné will stay,” said Sunderland’s manager before suggesting that, although he had vetoed Everton’s bid, it had not been turned down outright by his board. Related: Sunderland’s high press leaves shaky defence exposed against Middlesbrough | Michael Cox Continue readingreadfullarticle

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