PASCAL CHIMBONDA and Dwight Yorke have been told to look for new clubs as Roy Keane gets ruthless at Sunderland. The pair were called in by Keane last Thursday and informed they would be made available for transfer when the window opens in January.
Indeed, Keane had appeared to make peace with Yorke after being angered by the player’s decision to play twice for Trinidad and Tobago in September when he had only just recovered from injury.
The pair held clear-the-air talks after the Sunderland boss publicly admitted he regretted giving the 37-year-old a one-year contract extension.
But Keane is now again prepared to off-load his former Manchester United team-mate, who was his first signing when he took over at the Stadium of Light.
Chimbonda was ordered to train with the club’s youngsters, just three months after his £6million switch from Tottenham.
The 29-year-old has infuriated Keane with his lax attitude towards the club’s rules.
He was late for training two weeks ago and lost his starting place at Stoke as a result.
And the former Spurs defender further upset his manager by attending the birthday party of Newcastle star Oba Martins less than 48 hours before Sunderland’s 5-0 defeat at Chelsea.
He will be offloaded if a buyer can be found.
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