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Sunderland have been offered Fenerbahce pair Emmanuel Emenike and Gregory van der Wiel in part-exchange for Jeremain Lens and Wahbi Khazri, according to sources in Turkey.

Lens is currently on a season-long loan at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium, where ex-Black Cats boss Dick Advocaat is manager.

He has scored three goals and made eight in 13 games in the SuperLig.

Currently absent from Wearside on African Nations Cup duty, Khazri has started just six games for his club this season, two of them in the EFL Cup. He has made 13 appearances in total, but has yet to score.

Neither player appears to meet David Moyes’ demands for industry and ball retention, while Sunderland’s financial situation means they are unlikely to add to their squad during the January transfer window without offloading any significant assets.

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And reports in Turkey claim Fenerbahce are keen to make Lens’ move permanent whilst taking Khazri on loan, with further dispatches suggesting the former has been encouraging the latter to move to Istanbul.

Lens joined Sunderland in a £10.2 million move from Dynamo Kiev in June 2015, and is under contract at the Stadium of Light until 2019.

Turkish sports news outlet Fotomac reported earlier this week that since the Yellow Canaries have thus far been unable to agree a fee with the Wearsiders for the Dutchman, they have offered Nigerian international Emenike and Netherlands international Gregory van der Wiel in a part-exchange deal.

But since Fenerbahce’s interest in Khazri emerged, it seems Emenike, at least, would be offered as a sweetener to make an 18-month loan deal for the Tunisian happen.

Khazri arrived on Wearside in a £10 million move from Bordeaux last January, and is contracted until 2020 yet rarely plays under Moyes.

Emenike is a 29-year-old striker in his second spell at Fenerbahce, from whom he has previously been loaned out to West Ham United. He has four goals and four assists in 16 games this season, nine in 37 games for Nigeria and 18 months left on his contract.

Ex-Ajax and PSG right-sided defender Van der Wiel, 28 and boasting 46 caps for Holland, has made just seven appearances this term, but is under contract until 2020.