A knee injury hasn’t curtailed Sunderland Football Club’s interest in Maynor Figueroa.

Steve Bruce tried to sign the Honduran international fullback in the summer, but after already selling him Lee Cattermole, Wigan Athletic refused to let him take a second player.

The former Latics manager remains a huge fan of Figueroa though, although a knee ligament was expected to have forced the Black Cats to look elsewhere.

However, according to the Daily Mail, Bruce will press ahead with his interest in the player, in the belief he will have recovered from the injury by the time the transfer window opens.

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