“北方迴聲報”消息，只要斯蒂芬 - 愛爾蘭肯答應降薪，他便有機會離開曼城轉投斯蒂 夫 - 布魯斯旗下的桑德蘭。 上週，原桑德蘭中場羅里克 - 卡納令人意外地離開球隊去往加拉塔薩雷，布魯斯需要有 人能支撐起球隊中場。 然而，桑德蘭並不願意為愛爾蘭支付多達 8萬英磅的週薪，他需要接受降薪才能夠來到光 明球場。 這位 23歲的中場球員上賽季和曼城俱樂部簽了一份5年合同，卻只得到16次上場機會。在 桑德蘭他將可以得到固定的上場時間，而桑德蘭需要做的，是能為愛爾蘭支付1000萬磅的 轉會費。 羅伯托 - 曼奇尼剛剛簽下了亞亞 - 圖雷和大衛 - 席爾瓦，這給了愛爾蘭一個信號，他 將可能被作為交換籌碼以換取米爾納，因為阿斯頓維拉也對他感興趣。 桑德蘭的助理教練埃里克 - 布萊克說：“如果能引進愛爾蘭這樣的球員那實在是太美妙 了。我想每個人都會知道他是一名多麼好的球員，但這也是一種大膽的嘗試，畢竟他的薪 水很可能會超過我們的工資水平。“ “愛爾蘭是個很有天賦的球員，很多人都想要得到他，但他的薪水實在太高讓我們很難下 手。他是名好球員，我喜歡他，至於是否能得到他，或怎麼支付他的薪水，那都是另外一 回事。“ Manchester City's Stephen Ireland Could Find Regular Premier League Football At Sunderland The opportunity to captain Steve Bruce's Sunderland could lead Stephen Ireland to turn his back on Manchester City, if he is willing to take a pay cut, reports The Northern Echo. Bruce needs to bolster his midfield after Lorik Cana surprisingly quit the Stadium of Light for Galatasaray last week. However the midfielder might have to take a pay cut, with Sunderland unlikely to be able to match his current ￡80,000 a week salary. Twenty three-year-old Ireland was limited to just 16 appearances last season and could find regular football at Sunderland if the Black Cats can reach City's ￡10million price tag for the midfielder, who only last year signed a new five-year deal at the club. Roberto Mancini has signed Yaya Toure and David Silva, signalling the door for Ireland, who has also received attention from Aston Villa, who are lining up a swap deal for James Milner. Sunderland assistant manager Eric Black said: “It would be wonderful to bring a player like Stephen Ireland to the club. “I think everybody is aware how good a player he is, but it could be a long shot, we have a certain level of salary which his probably exceeds. “Stephen is a very gifted player and, of course, most of us would be interested. “He earns a hell of a lot of money and most of us are priced out of the market. “He’s a good player and I like him, but whether I can afford him, or get him, is another matter.” 中文新聞出處:http://tinyurl.com/2ak22dh 英文新聞出處:http://tinyurl.com/2g2txa7 --

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