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Sunderland have revealed the reason behind selling Jordan Pickford

Manchester City make a move for 17-year-old Turkish goalkeeper

Turkish side, Altinordu goalkeeper Berke Ozer is a transfer target for Manchester City, the club's president has today revealed to Turkish-Football. It is believed that City have been tracking the teenager since last year who will be travelling to India next month to play in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Club president Seyit Mehmet Ozkan said, "One of the clubs trying to sign Berke Ozer is Manchester City. In total four teams are in the race, the other clubs are from Germany, Italy and Spain. We want Berke to stay on and become a first-team keeper for us because we will give him playing time."

Sunderland admit the sale of Jordan Pickford kept the club running

After relegating to the Championship last season, Sunderland have had to do a serious cost-cutting. The Black Cats have revealed that every penny that they received from Jordan Pickford's £30 million transfer to Everton was used to keep the club running smoothly. Sunderland offloaded as many as 15 players this past summer and spent just £1.25 million on new faces. The club has admitted that the relegation had caused the club a lot financially and that the sale of Pickford was needed to avoid going into debt.