Sunderland have asked Manchester City if they can sign goalkeeper Joe Hart on loan.
The 23-year-old has returned to Eastlands after spending last season at Birmingham and was expected to challenge Shay Given for the number one jersey.
However, Sunderland, who are looking to find a replacement for the injured Craig Gordon, hope City will let the England international move north to the Stadium of Light
Black Cats boss Steve Bruce told the Sunderland Echo: "We've asked the question of City and we now just have to wait and see what they say.
"But the timetable is not up to us on when we get an answer, it's up to them.
"With these new 25-man squad rules, clubs don't have to name their confirmed squads until the end of August, so if they wanted to, City could delay any decisions on their squad until then."
I think he should go.
In my opinion Given is a better keeper but Hart is too good a prospect to be sold.