Town boss Roy Keane is targeting Sunderland keeper Marton Fulop to compete with Brian Murphy and Arran Lee-Barrett for the Blues' number one shirt next season. Hungarian international Fulop was signed by Keane when he was manager at the Stadium of Light.

The 27-year-old, who has another year left on his Sunderland contract, started his career with MTK Hungaria during which time he went on loan to Elöre and Siófok, also in his homeland.

After a three-day trial in July 2004, the 6ft 5in tall keeper joined Spurs. In 2004/05 he spent time on loan at Chesterfield, then the following season joined Coventry on a similar basis.

In November 2006 he joined Sunderland, making his move to the Stadium of Light a permanent one in the following January for a fee of £900,000.

Fulop, who has won 20 Hungarian caps, moved on loan to Leicester in August 2007 and was expected to stay with the Foxes until the end of the season. However, after the clubs failed to agree a fee for his permanent move to the Walkers Stadium in the following January — Leicester offered £1 million, Sunderland wanted £3 million — he returned to Wearside.

In February 2008 he briefly joined Stoke on loan but was recalled after four days to cover an injury at Sunderland, however, the Potters and Black Cats agreed a £3 million fee that summer but the move eventually broke down.

This season Fulop, whose contract is up in the summer of 2011, has made only 14 appearances for the Black Cats with Craig Gordon currently the first choice and Trevor Carson the regular sub.

Last week, Fulop joined Manchester City on an emergency loan basis as cover for the injured Shay Given, making his debut in Saturday’s 3-1 victory over Aston Villa, but his move to Eastlands is not expected to stretch beyond the final games of the Premier League season.

The Wearsiders may well be willing to allow the Hungarian, who is a close friend of Town striker Tamás Priskin, to leave for a fee well below his previous valuation.

Blues boss Roy Keane has stated that he likes to have three keepers in his squad with Richard Wright departing in the summer.

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naaridge1coly7 added 21:28 - May 4 FFS when is this muppet gonna leave KEANE WE NEED STRIKERS NOT FECKEN GOALKEEPERS UR A COMPLETE AND UTTER DISGRACE AND PLAYING WITH US IM SURE<HOW EMBARRASED I AM ABOUT BEING A TOWN FAN I AM<YOU MAKE ME SICK GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR POINT MADE I HOPE

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Yallop added 21:41 - May 4 Chambersm You said it yourself. Fulop is better !! That's why. Its simple really. Back up keepers are exactly that. Backup and on average will play 2/3 games per season
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thebeat added 22:41 - May 4 If we are getting another keeper go for Kasper Scmeichel, cracking young keeper who could easily cut it in the Championship, Murphy is total garbage, if he's in goal next season we are going nowhere
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Yallop added 22:50 - May 4 Total garbage is a total exageration. Murphy kept a lot of clean sheets. How many times have you seen Kasper play? I hazard a guess at zero
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thebeat added 22:58 - May 4 I have a mate in Nottingham who is a County fan and have been up there twice this year and watched the match while i was there, he is quality. Murphy kept a few clean sheets but when he's been needed he has been found wanting badly. He doesnt come for crosses, command his area, he cant kick for toffee and when was the last time he actually made a decent save, he doesnt cus if its on target it normally gets past him, he's a total waste of time

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devontractorboy added 23:11 - May 4 Didn't anyone see this clown play for man City at the weekend, looked nervous, dodgy handling and was at fault for Villa's goal, why do ya think Sunderland don't want him. Shoulda kept Jug Ears Simples!!
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bennyblue added 23:35 - May 4 surely even roy must realise by now that the turn ipswich town into sunderland"whereever that is" experiment is not working can someone please show a league table with all clubs in the country so perhaps he could broaden his mind as i said before sunderland is a nowhere nothing town with a nowhere nothing team we should be looking at real players from real clubs
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MACKEMYANK added 12:31 - May 5 Yes Bennyblue - I must have been mistaken. Sunderland are a nothing team with Darren Bent up front and shortly to be partnering Connor Wickham. Oh yes with Kenwyne Jones and Frazier Campell too. Who do your vastly superior team have up front again??? OH yeah - muppets just like you Benny. LOL
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MACKEMYANK added 12:44 - May 5 Oh yes and Fulop - good goalkeeper but he is not happy being understudy to Craig Gordon who Bruce made clear is the number one keeper. So he should be for 9 million quid !!! If you lot sign Fulup and he isn't number 1, expect him to winge and hanker for a move. Boy has talent though.
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samassiabou added 18:04 - May 5 We dont we put bids in for Kenywyne Jones, Steed Malbranque Alan Hutton?! There are other players from other teams keano!!!!
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h32 added 18:10 - May 5 No one but No one in Football thinks like Keane - so don't even bother to try. Shame non of his thinking makes sense or produces results - if it did maybe we could at least accept some of it.
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dirtydingusmagee added 18:33 - May 5 for F;CKS SAKE Keane ,GET A FECKIN LIFE beyond Sunderland and Ireland , or feck off back to one or tuther /.
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