Sunderland monitoring keeper Rui Patricio

Sunderland have been keeping tabs on Portuguese 25-year-old shot stopper Rui Patricio. The Sporting Lisbon star has also been monitored by Arsenal scout Francis Cagigao in the past.

The Portuguese international keeper has always hinted that he would one day liked to leave Sporting, the club with whom he has been registered since 1999. Sunderland are desperately seeking a new shot stopper as currently Keiron Westwood remains out through injury and manager Gus Poyet is not yet certain if backup Vito Mannone is the right man for the job.


Rui Patricio is reportedly valued at around 7.5 million Euros by his club and there are a whole host of teams that are ready to make a bid for the keeper if he decides to move for pastures new.