Typically, the transfer was not plain sailing due to the midfielder being British, and his club digging their heels in with the transfer fee. Poyet was formerly manager of Brighton & Hove Albion before joining us, and he was keen to bring in their central midfielder Liam Bridcutt. He wanted to bring in some British experience to complement the number of foreign players that existed in the squad after the summer transfer window. Poyet had already recruited defender Marcos Alonso on loan, with Argentinian defender Santiago Vergini also on the brink of signing. Photo by Jon Hobley/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images When the January transfer window came around, new Sunderland manager Gus Poyet suffered from the same issues. It appeared the club was refusing to spend big, with English players generally the most expensive on the market. I had spoken to Huddlestone and he wanted to come and, before he signed for Hull, there was 45 days where we could have got him. Before the start of the 2013-14 season, Sunderland had gone fully international under the stewardship of the eccentric Paolo Di Canio and his Director of Football, Roberto De Fanti.ĭespite constant pleas from Di Canio for the club to bring in some British talent, Di Fanti recruited an abundance of unknown quantities from around the globe.Īfter his departure, the Italian bemoaned the club’s recruitment strategy - insisting that his choices were not brought into the club, citing Tom Huddlestone as an example of someone he wanted but couldn’t obtain.
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