SUNDERLAND have agreed a deal for George Evans, and are hoping to make the Reading midfielder their seventh summer signing in the next 24 hours.

Reading have accepted Sunderland’s offer for Evans, with the Black Cats set to pay around £250,000 to land the 23-year-old defensive midfielder.

Evans is currently in Austria, where Reading’s first-team squad are on a pre-season training camp, but is expected to travel to Wearside later today to undergo a medical and finalise personal terms.

He has been given permission to leave Reading after the Royals added former Black Cats midfielder David Meyler to their ranks.

Evans began his career in Manchester City’s academy, and had loan spells at Crewe, Walsall and Scunthorpe before joining Reading in January 2016.

He was heavily involved in Reading’s run to the play-off final under Jaap Stam, but slipped down the pecking order last season, making just 18 appearances in the Championship.

He will reinforce a midfield department that will lose Didier Ndong and Wahbi Khazri in the next few weeks.

Lee Cattermole and George Honeyman could also move on before the transfer window closes.