Cana is set to have a medical in Holland, where the Premier League side are competing in the Amsterdam tournament.
“He is captain of Marseille and captain of his country – he’s right up our street,” manager Bruce told The Sunderland Echo.
“I hate talking about our club’s players until things are all signed and delivered – you just have to look at what happened with the Peter Crouch deal.
“So we’ll just sit down with the lad and see how things progress.”
