Thursday 13 July 2017 11:32, UK
Sunderland have been warned they will not get Bury striker James Vaughan on the cheap.
Black Cats boss Simon Grayson has confirmed the club is in talks with the Shakers over the 28-year-old former Everton frontman and a bid of £900,000 has been submitted, Sky sources understand.
However, Bury have already rejected three bids for the player from Sky Bet Championship clubs and are refusing to sell unless their valuation is met.
Manager Lee Clark told the Bury Times: "Another bid from a Championship club has been turned down since we came away [to a training camp in Marbella]. It did not meet the valuation we have for James.
"We don't want to sell him and no matter what, we won't be selling him to another League One club.
"If James wants to go to a club that is in a higher division, then that's up to James, but his valuation must be met. We made that perfectly clear to James, he has given us his feedback and there are no issues."
Vaughan scored 24 goals from 37 appearances last season after joining The Shakers from Birmingham.
He represented England at U17, U19 and U21 level and holds the record of the Premier League's youngest goalscorer, having netted for Everton in 2005 aged 16 years and 271 days.
