Steve Bruce has told Sunderland AFC's official website that he hopes to have some new signing at the club before the first pre-season friendly, which is against Darlington on the 16th July.
Bruce said, "I would hope to have some new faces in by the time of the opening friendly, or at least by the time we go to the Amsterdam Tournament.
"I'm on the phone all of the time and am in constant touch with Niall and Steve Walton.
"Hopefully we will have some new faces around at the start, and that would be terrific."