Armand Laurienté’s (26) transfer to Sunderland from Sassuolo has collapsed, according to a report from Fabrice Hawkins. Despite the former Lorient attacker travelling to England to complete a

Sunderland have pulled out of a £17.5m deal to bring in 26-year-old French forward Armand Lauriente from Italian club Sassuolo. (Northern Echo, external) Want more transfer stories? Read Monday's full gossip column Follow the gossip column on BBC Sport Farrell to captain Lions against Pasifika team Rashford cleared to complete Barcelona loan move How 'Tiger-like' Scheffler is conquering golf Race through the life and career of F1 icon,

Stu Forster/Getty Images Sunderland‘s swoop to sign Armand Lauriente from Sassuolo ‘is off’, according to journalist Phil Smith, despite it appearing the attacker was all set for the Black Cats. Regis Le Bris has been keen to have the former Lorient man at his disposal for Sunderland’s approaching Premier League campaign.