Sunderland are preparing for their first pre-season friendlies of the summer – and there will be plenty to keep an eye on following the appointment of new head coach Regis Le Bris.

The Black Cats squad will be split into two teams consisting of first-team and under-21s players for games against South Shields and Gateshead on Saturday, July 13. Sunderland’s squad will then fly to Alicante for a week-long training camp in Spain, where they will play two friendly fixtures against Nottingham Forest and second-tier Spanish side CD Eldense.