Bruce rubbishes Turner exit rumours
Sunderland manager, Steve Bruce, has rejected claims that Michael Turner is being linked with a move away from the club saying “Michael does not fall into that category”.
The former Hull centre-back was apparently being lined up by Owen Coyle as defensive reinforcements, as the Bolton manager prepares for the possible departure of Gary Cahill.
Bruce did however shed some light on some players that could be on their way out of the Stadium of Light, saying: “I think we all know who I’m talking about – Nyron Nosworthy, Matt Kilgallon and George McCartney all need to go and play somewhere.”
“They’re the ones who we’ll look to move on, but none of my first-team squad and certainly not Michael Turner. I want all of our big players to stay,” the boss added.
Bruce has had a busy summer transfer window so far, bringing in the likes of Seb Larsson, Conor Wickham, Craig Gardner and John O’Shea with the money gained from the sale of Jordan Henderson and January’s sale of Darren Bent.
The Black Cats open their Premier League account against Liverpool on August 13.
