Thursday, June 17 – 2010
Sunderland are closing in on Schalke centre-half Heiko Westermann after chairman Niall Quinn flew out to Germany yesterday for talks over the £9m-rated 26-year-old.
The Black Cats yesterday signed highly-rated 6ft 4in Belgium Under-21 keeper Simon Mignolet from St-Truiden for an undisclosed fee.
(Daily Star, 18-06-2010)