Sunderland have made an approach to sign Udinese striker Matej Vydra on loan this summer.
The 21-year-old Czech Republic international spent last season on loan at Watford, where he scored 22 goals in all competitions.
The player's agent has now confirmed that the Black Cats are keen on bringing him to the Stadium of Light on a temporary deal.
"It is correct that Sunderland are interested, but they are interested in a loan at the moment," Vydra's agent Ondrej Chovanec is quoted as saying by Football365.co.uk. "They don't want to spend that money at the moment."
It was recently reported that Udinese turned down an £8m bid from an unnamed Premier League club for Vydra.
