Coates Time Up At Sunderland?

Sebastian Coates could be on his way out of Sunderland on a loan deal according to reports.

Reports coming out of Portugal say that a move to Sporting Lisbon has already been given the go ahead by the Wearside outfit, even though he has been a regular in the side so far this season.

In fact, the defender has made 22 appearances for the Black Cats so far this season, so you would have thought that the Uruguayan would be unlikely to be going abroad for a six month loan spell.

The source of the news, A Bola also claim that Sporting also have the option to make the move a permanent one.