Ken Jones coming on loan?

Last updated : 18 January 2010 By Adam Bryant

Rafael Benitez has apparently been attempting to negotiate a swap deal, offloading Ryan Babel in favour of Sunderland's Trinidad & Tobago international, although Steve Bruce has been trying to hold onto his frontman.

"The one thing I am trying to do is build the squad and build the squad to improve," he said. "The last thing I want to be doing is trade or anything like that."