Defenders Danny Higginbotham and Paul McShane are the latest two members of Roy Keane s Sunderland squad to be linked with summer moves to the Blues. McShane is still with the Black Cats, while Higginbotham is now at Stoke City.
Boss Roy Keane says players he has worked with before are very much in his mind as he begins the process of strengthening his squad ahead of 2009/10. Already plenty of Keane s former team-mates or players from his time as manager at Sunderland have been mentioned in connection with the Blues.
Celtic s Bobo Balde is the latest player said to have been the reason for Roy Keane s trip to watch his former club beat Dundee United 2-1 at Parkhead on Tuesday. The Guinean wasn t involved in the match but is claimed to have met the Blues boss.