Sunderland want to bring former Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko back to Premier League
Black Cats table £11million bid for Roma frontman with Sam Allardyce keen on a big target man to bang in the goals alongside Jermain Defoe
SUNDERLAND will need to improve on their £11milion bid if they want to bring former Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko back to the Premier League.
The 30-year-old Bosnian international currently plays for Roma and the Serie A club want £15million for him, according to Sky Sport Italia.
Dzeko, whose goals helped City to two Premier League titles, has failed to fire since joining Roma on a permanent basis last October following a loan spell.
He scored only eight league goals in 31 games as Roma finished third.
Dzeko also scored twice in seven Champions League appearances.
Despite less than impressive return, Roma coach Luciano Spalletti says Dzeko is part of his plans for next season but the Italians are open to offers for most of their squad.
City paid Wolfsburg £27million for him in 2011 and he scored 72 goals in 189 appearances during his four-and-a-half year stay.
Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce is looking to add more firepower to his squad at the Stadium of Light with Jermain Defoe is the only orthodox frontman currently on the books.
The Blacks Cats are already understood to have offered £11m for West Ham’s Senegalese international striker Diafra Sakho, someone Allardyce signed while he was in charge at the Hammers.