Poyet yet to talk with Sunderland owner about transfer kitty
New Sunderland boss Gus Poyet has not yet broached the subject of money to spend in the transfer market with the club's owner Ellis Short.
Poyet told the Sunderland Echo: "To be honest, we didn't talk about funds for team strengthening before I came here.
"My idea is to assess the players that are here and make sure I check them properly - which ones are down, which ones want to be here and which ones can help me.
"I will learn things this way. And then, depending on what I see in the next month or two, I will talk to the owner.
"But I don't think we can start talking too much before then.
"At the moment, it's not something I'm even thinking about."