Black Cats reject Bellion bid

"Manchester United have tried again to get David on the cheap," said chairman Bob Murray. "We have been trodden on and that's all I need at this time.

"Liverpool also came in for him on Monday, but the lad is most likely to go to Paris Saint Germain in the summer.

"Bellion came to us as an amateur 18 months ago and the agent involved was paid £200,000 and that's not bad.

"We made him a three-and-a half-year offer last October and I feel we are being used."