Remarkably, Sunderland have emerged as leaders in the race to sign Argentinian International right back, Gino Peruzzi. Having previously seen the likes of Manchester City and Inter Milan report an interest it seems Paolo Di Canio’s outfit are now in pole position and are in advanced talks with his club, Velez Sarsfield. The player himself mentioned this on Velez Radio some days ago but was confirmed by Vice-President, Julio Baldomar. Having made a name for himself in the 2011 Copa Libertadores, when he marked Neymar out of the game Peruzzi is now seen as the future Argentinian right back and so the arrival of the 21-year-old to Sunderland would be a major coup.
Peruzzi has been speaking to former Newcastle player and Velez General Manager, Cristian Bassedas about the move. Not sure asking a Newcastle player for an opinion on Sunderland is the wisest of moves but Bassedes appears to have spoken favourably. Peruzzi told Ole!, “It’s beautiful, especially since in my opinion it’s one of the best leagues because of the tempo played there. I think English football is the most competitive.  Yes, Bassedas told me about the city, the people, that there is a lot of respect, he said something about the team. He told me that he liked to play there. I want to leave [Velez] as a winner.” And leave Velez a winner he will having helped them lift the Superfinal last night.