Colin Dagba has been made surplus requirements by Paris Saint-Germain amid Sunderland talks.
The European giants are now open to selling the right-back after opening talks over a potential move to Sunderland, according to the Mirror.
Dagba made his senior debut for PSG in 2018 but failed to earn a regular spot in the starting line-up and was loaned out to Strasbourg last season.
The full-back made 21 appearances in Ligue 1 before returning to Paris, though he could now be set to leave the club permanently this summer.
A recent report emerged from Foot Mercato claiming that Sunderland were in talks with Dagba this month and could now welcome the second player in as many years from PSG, with Edouard Michut joining on loan last summer.
With two years left on his contract, PSG will only let Dagba move to Wearside for a reasonable offer, though it is unclear how much they will demand for the 24-year-old.
Do Sunderland need Colin Dagba?
Talk of Colin Dagba’s move to Sunderland comes as a huge surprise to fans.
While the defender is clearly a very good player, the Black Cats already have both Trai Hume and Niall Huggins in that position.
Hume was sensational last season and it seems almost impossible to displace him in the starting line-up, while Huggins’ versatility makes him the perfect defensive back-up.
Tony Mowbray also has both Lynden Gooch and Luke O’Nien who can play in that position, making a pursuit of Dagba rather strange.
While it could suggest that Gooch is on his way out, it still seems a little unnecessary to spend money on a right-back when the club has plenty of depth there.