The season is now over and a big Summer lies ahead for Allardyce and his new Chief Executive Martin Bain as they aim to clear out the deadwood built up by most notably former director of football Roberto Di Fanti, and build on the January signings that were instrumental to a side that only lost four times in the league since the turn of the year.
A key time to do this would be the upcoming European Championships with the inevitable shop window effect of players sprouting up and performing well on the international stage in the hope of progressing to bigger things in their club careers. With many Premier League managers taking a keen interest in the talent on show this Summer.
Here we look at five potential signings Sam could look towards to further bolster the ranks at Sunderland and really up competition for places with a view to cementing Sunderland to a mid-table finish for the upcoming season, something I believe most Sunderland fans will crave after season after season of flirting with the drop to the Championship.
