Jack Ross says Sunderland will continue with a ‘one-out, one-in’ approach to their transfer business this summer.
The Black Cats boss has previously said that he must offload players before he can recruit new faces and that is still the case.
Donald Love left Wearside last week and that allowed him to bring in free agent Jordan Willis, and Ross expects that pattern to be repeated over the summer.
“I spoke couple of weeks ago about it being a case of one out, one in, and that’s really where we are,” said Ross, who has brought in three new players during the transfer window.
“I don’t think we are too top heavy squad-wise and I wouldn’t want it to get too fat.
“We are not in a position where we can go and spend money on big transfer fees.
“There has to be a realisation that that’s where we are at and we have to build something and make the best of what we have got.
“When Donald Love left last week, that meant we were able to bring in Jordan Willis and that’s going to continue to be how we work it certainly for the foreseeable future, unless I am told any different.”
Willis made his first appearance for Sunderland in a friendly against Benfica B in Albufeira last night, with the game ending in a goalless draw.
Ross said: “Jordan did well.
“I think you could see from what Jordan did in that first 45 minutes the kind of player he is - he is fast and good in the air.
“He will probably start our next friendly on Saturday just to try and get some more minutes into him.”
