Sunderland have bid rejected for Michael Bradley
Sunderland have had an offer of approximately €7 million ($9.3 million) for midfielder Michael Bradley knocked back by AS Roma, MLSsoccer.com confirmed on Saturday
Italian reports orginally suggested that the Giallorossi told Sunderland they would not accept less than €10 million for the US national team's bald eagle, but a source close to the situation told MLSsoccer.com that the price tag quoted was actually €12 million (just over $16 million).
A number of clubs are understood to be interested in Bradley, who has 80 caps for USA.
Bradley scored 1 goal and created 2 for Roma last season after joining from Chievo in 2012.
He had a short spell on loan at Aston Villa in 2011, when he was contracted to German side Borussia Monchengladbach.
The New Jersey-born midfielder would be Sunderland’s second American signing of the summer, after Jozy Altidore joined in July.
Everton are also interested in Bradley