Sunderland are in talks to sign Ajax striker Brian Brobbey and have agreed an initial loan deal for RB Leipzig defender Lutsharel Geertruida. The newly promoted Premier League side want to sign a forward after Chelsea opted to recall loanee Marc Guiu as cover for Liam Delap, who has sustained a hamstring injury. Brobbey, 23, could move to the Stadium of Light for a reported 21.6m.