Age and wages will leave Sunderland struggling to sell Papy Djilobodji
Now, despite the fact he had a half-decent spell at Dijon on loan last season, selling the player will not be easy.
The 29-year-old, who has had his wages stopped after failing to report for pre-season training, turns 30 in December. Sunderland will want to recoup as much of their £8 million fee as possible, although surely know that is increasingly unlikely. Nobody will go near that price for a failing talent approaching his 30th birthday.