“?Sunderland are planning a potential transfer swoop for Austrian duo Martin Hinteregger and Aleksandar Dragovic after the pair were watched by scouts during their World Cup qualifier against Wales. In fact, the two men have been on the Sunderland radar before.
According to “?the Mirror, former Black Cats boss and recently sacked England manager Sam Allardyce was looking to snap up the two defenders had he have stayed on at the Stadium of Light this season, while current boss David Moyes was interested in the duo during his days as Everton coach.
And now, it appears that the former Manchester United boss has renewed his interest in acquiring their services to bolster his defensive options after a poor start to the season – Sunderland are currently bottom of the table.
Club scouts were sent to watch Austria take on Chris Coleman’s Wales in Vienna, and were reportedly impressed with what they saw, and will be looking to start discussions early in order to make a bid in the January transfer window.
Sunderland boss David Moyes has renewed interest in Augsburg’s Martin Hinteregger and Leverkusen’s Aleksandar Dragovic. (Sunday People)
The 25-year-old Dragovic was playing for Swiss side FC Basel when Moyes first spotted his potential, but now the Austrian international plays for Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen as the club’s first choice centre back.
Hinteregger – who is 26 – played for Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg when Moyes enquired about his availability, however he has since moved on and followed his compatriot to Germany, where he plays for Bundesliga side FC Augsburg.
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