12 Ridiculous Sunderland Transfer Rumours That Never Happened

8. Edinson Cavani

In years to come, people will look back and reminisce about the carnage of Paolo Di Canio's reign. Key incidents to be recalled will include his ketchup ban, sketchy links to European fascism, the dislodging of Davey Miliband from the Sunderland board, and destroying his suit after breaking Newcastle United football club. But if you want a true representation of how wacky those days were, the perfect tale to tell will be the involving beleaguered Director Of Football Roberto De Fanti. One of his very first moves was to lodge an ridiculous enquiry about Napoli's sensational striker Edinson Cavani. That was an actual thing that actually happened. Of course the conversation with his agent didn't last long and Cavani promptly signed for PSG. Sunderland ended up with Jozy Altidore. You decide who won out of that situation...