Sunderland to make bid for Charlie Adam

Sunderland manager David Moyes is rumoured to be considering a bid for Stoke City midfielder Charlie Adam in the January transfer window.Adam has two years remaining on his Stoke City deal and is said to be happy but club manager Mark Hughes has suggested the player's future could lie elsewhere.

Adam is wanted by David Moyes in an effort to bolster his midfield for the second half of the league campaign and it is understood Sunderland will pay 9 million GBP to snap up the Scot.