Sunderland have endured an utterly miserable season since being relegated from the Premier League.

The Black Cats sit rock bottom of the Sky Bet Championship table, having amassed a mere 28 points so far this season.

After an abysmal start, Simon Grayson was sacked from his role as manager of Sunderland and Chris Coleman was chosen as the man to help get the Mackems out of the mire.

However, the Welshman probably didn't anticipate how tough this challenge would be and he's been unable to get the club out of the bottom three of the table.

Sunderland sit five points off of safety and it would certainly take a monumental effort to get the beleaguered outfit out of the dreaded drop zone.

With relegation looking a genuine possibility, Chris Coleman may already be drawing up contingency plans to ensure the squad is freshened up in the summer.

We've identified three players that could freshen up Sunderland in the summer, no matter what division they are in....

It is looking likely that £675k-rated Davis will depart St Andrew's in the summer, with his contract expiring in the next few months.

The tough-tackling midfielder would be a great signing for the Black Cats if in League One or the Championship, and is grit and steel in the middle of the park would be an improvement on Lee Cattermole's rash style of play.

Adama Diomande's contract is expiring at Hull City in the summer, and he;s likely to be on the way out of the KCOM Stadium in the summer.

Sunderland are in need of a more experienced player up-top and Diomande could be a useful signing on a free.

Definitely a player worth considering.

You get the feeling Jack Hobbs won't be featuring much under Aitor Karanka, and with his contract expiring in the summer, he'd be a decent signing for the Black Cats.

Sunderland need to freshen up their back-line and Hobbs would help shore it up.