Sunderland’s pursuit of a new striker has continued to drag on as they approach their first game of the season. The Black Cats had looked set to snap up a new No.9 when it was reported last week that Alexandre Mendy had arrived for a medical. However, nothing ever progressed and it appears that Sunderland are still trying to persuade Caen to sell up, while Mendy remains in France. While talks with Mendy seem to still be very much alive, concerns around Kylian Mbappe’s takeover of Caen have surfaced and Sunderland are now beginning to run out of time. Mendy isn’t Sunderland’s only striker targe…