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Sunderland - transfers & net spend
Sunderland signed 19 players for £65.8m and sold 17 for £28.1m in the 2026/27 window. Their current wage bill is on the Sunderland salaries page. Every club in the league is on the Premier League transfers page.
SPENT £65.8m
RECEIVED £28.1m
NET SPEND £37.7m
MOVES 36
Data as of the 2026/27 window, the most recent transfer window held for Sunderland.
Biggest deals since 2024/25
Biggest signings 5
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | WINDOW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Habib Diarra | £27.0m | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 2025/26 |
| Malick Fofana | £25.7m | Olympique Lyonnais | 2026/27 |
| Dayann Méthalie | £24.0m | Toulouse FC | 2026/27 |
| Simon Adingra | £20.9m | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2025/26 |
| Enzo Le Fée | £20.4m | Associazione Sportiva Roma | 2025/26 |
Biggest sales 5
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | WINDOW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobe Bellingham | £26.1m | Borussia Dortmund | 2025/26 |
| Eliezer Mayenda | £18.9m | Stade Rennais FC | 2026/27 |
| Jack Clarke | £15.2m | Ipswich Town | 2024/25 |
| Tommy Watson | £10.3m | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2025/26 |
| Anthony Patterson | £8.0m | Wrexham | 2026/27 |
2026/27
£65.8m spent · £28.1m received · net spend £37.7mSignings 19
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malick Fofana | £25.7m | Olympique Lyon | Left Winger | 21 | Belgium/Guinea |
| Dayann Méthalie | £24.0m | FC Toulouse | Left-Back | 20 | France/Martinique |
| Jules Ahoka | £8.6m | Royal Antwerp FC | Defensive Midfield | 20 | DR Congo |
| Juan Riquelme Angulo | £5.0m | Independiente del Valle | Centre-Forward | 18 | Ecuador |
| Kevin Danso | Loan fee £2.5m | Tottenham Hotspur | Centre-Back | 27 | Austria |
| Aji Alese | Loan ended | Portsmouth FC | Centre-Back | 25 | England/Nigeria |
| Alan Browne | Loan ended | Middlesbrough FC | Central Midfield | 31 | Ireland |
| Anthony Patterson | Loan ended | Millwall FC | Goalkeeper | 26 | England |
| Arthur Masuaku | Loan ended | RC Lens | Left-Back | 32 | DR Congo/France |
| Dan Neil | Loan ended | Ipswich Town | Central Midfield | 24 | England |
| Jenson Seelt | Loan ended | Swansea City | Centre-Back | 24 | Netherlands |
| Jenson Seelt | Loan ended | VfL Wolfsburg | Centre-Back | 23 | Netherlands |
| Leo Hjelde | Loan ended | Sheffield United | Centre-Back | 22 | Norway/England |
| Luís Semedo | Loan ended | Moreirense FC | Centre-Forward | 22 | Portugal/Cape Verde |
| Nazariy Rusyn | Loan ended | Arka Gdynia | Centre-Forward | 27 | Ukraine |
| Niall Huggins | Loan ended | Wycombe Wanderers | Right-Back | 25 | Wales/England |
| Simon Adingra | Loan ended | AS Monaco | Left Winger | 24 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| Thomas Meunier | Free | LOSC Lille | Right-Back | 34 | Belgium |
| Timothée Pembélé | Loan ended | Le Havre AC | Right-Back | 23 | France/DR Congo |
Departures 17
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eliezer Mayenda | £18.9m | Stade Rennais FC | Centre-Forward | 21 | Spain/France |
| Anthony Patterson | £8.0m | Wrexham AFC | Goalkeeper | 26 | England |
| Ahmed Abdullahi | £1.2m | Eyüpspor | Centre-Forward | 22 | Nigeria |
| Ahmed Abdullahi | Undisclosed | Eyüpspor | Centre-Forward | 22 | Nigeria |
| Arthur Masuaku | Free | Konyaspor | Left-Back | 32 | DR Congo/France |
| Bertrand Traoré | Undisclosed | Without Club | Right Winger | 30 | Burkina Faso |
| Dan Neil | Free | Rangers FC | Central Midfield | 24 | England |
| Dennis Cirkin | Free | Queens Park Rangers | Left-Back | 24 | Latvia/England |
| Harrison Jones | Free | Peterborough United | Attacking Midfield | 21 | England |
| Jenson Seelt | Loan | Swansea City | Centre-Back | 23 | Netherlands |
| Leo Hjelde | Undisclosed | KV Mechelen | Centre-Back | 22 | Norway/England |
| Luís Semedo | Undisclosed | Clermont Foot 63 | Centre-Forward | 23 | Portugal/Cape Verde |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | Loan ended | RB Leipzig | Centre-Back | 25 | Netherlands/Curacao |
| Milan Aleksic | Loan | FK Partizan Belgrade | Attacking Midfield | 20 | Serbia |
| Nazariy Rusyn | Free | Karpaty Lviv | Centre-Forward | 27 | Ukraine |
| Niall Huggins | Undisclosed | Without Club | Right-Back | 25 | Wales/England |
| Timothée Pembélé | Free | Le Havre AC | Right-Back | 23 | France/DR Congo |
2025/26
£183.0m spent · £48.9m received · net spend £134.0mSignings 29
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habib Diarra | £27.0m | RC Strasbourg Alsace | Central Midfield | 21 | Senegal/France |
| Simon Adingra | £20.9m | Brighton & Hove Albion | Left Winger | 23 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| Enzo Le Fée | £20.4m | AS Roma | Central Midfield | 25 | France |
| Brian Brobbey | £17.1m | Ajax Amsterdam | Centre-Forward | 23 | Netherlands/Ghana |
| Chemsdine Talbi | £17.1m | Club Brugge KV | Right Winger | 20 | Morocco/Belgium |
| Nilson Angulo | £14.9m | RSC Anderlecht | Left Winger | 22 | Ecuador |
| Noah Sadiki | £14.6m | Union Saint-Gilloise | Central Midfield | 20 | DR Congo/Belgium |
| Granit Xhaka | £12.9m | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Defensive Midfield | 32 | Switzerland |
| Nordi Mukiele | £10.3m | Paris Saint-Germain | Right-Back | 27 | France/DR Congo |
| Omar Alderete | £9.9m | Getafe CF | Centre-Back | 28 | Paraguay |
| Robin Roefs | £9.0m | NEC Nijmegen | Goalkeeper | 22 | Netherlands |
| Jocelin Ta Bi | £3.4m | Maccabi Netanya | Right Winger | 20 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| Melker Ellborg | £3.0m | Malmö FF | Goalkeeper | 22 | Sweden |
| Bertrand Traoré | £2.5m | Ajax Amsterdam | Right Winger | 29 | Burkina Faso |
| Abdoullah Ba | Loan ended | USL Dunkerque | Right Midfield | 21 | France/Mauritania |
| Adil Aouchiche | Loan ended | Portsmouth FC | Attacking Midfield | 22 | Algeria/France |
| Adil Aouchiche | Loan ended | Aberdeen FC | Attacking Midfield | 23 | Algeria/France |
| Arthur Masuaku | Free | Besiktas JK | Left-Back | 31 | DR Congo/France |
| Harrison Jones | Undisclosed | Sunderland AFC U21 | Attacking Midfield | 20 | England |
| Luís Semedo | Loan ended | Juventus Next Gen | Centre-Forward | 21 | Portugal/Cape Verde |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | Loan | RB Leipzig | Right-Back | 25 | Netherlands/Curacao |
| Marc Guiu | Loan | Chelsea FC | Centre-Forward | 19 | Spain |
| Milan Aleksic | Loan ended | Cracovia | Attacking Midfield | 20 | Serbia |
| Nazariy Rusyn | Loan ended | HNK Hajduk Split | Centre-Forward | 26 | Ukraine |
| Nectarios Triantis | Loan ended | Hibernian FC | Central Midfield | 22 | Greece/Australia |
| Patrick Roberts | Loan ended | Birmingham City | Right Winger | 28 | England |
| Pierre Ekwah | Loan ended | AS Saint-Étienne | Defensive Midfield | 23 | France/Cameroon |
| Reinildo Mandava | Free | Atlético de Madrid | Left-Back | 31 | Mozambique |
| Timothée Pembélé | Loan ended | Le Havre AC | Right-Back | 22 | France/DR Congo |
Departures 29
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobe Bellingham | £26.1m | Borussia Dortmund | Central Midfield | 19 | England/Ireland |
| Tommy Watson | £10.3m | Brighton & Hove Albion | Left Winger | 19 | England |
| Pierre Ekwah | £5.1m | AS Saint-Étienne | Defensive Midfield | 23 | France/Cameroon |
| Patrick Roberts | £4.4m | Birmingham City | Right Winger | 28 | England |
| Nectarios Triantis | £2.1m | Minnesota United FC | Central Midfield | 22 | Greece/Australia |
| Simon Adingra | Loan fee £857k | AS Monaco | Left Winger | 24 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| Adil Aouchiche | Free | FC Schalke 04 | Attacking Midfield | 23 | Algeria/France |
| Adil Aouchiche | Loan | Aberdeen FC | Attacking Midfield | 22 | Algeria/France |
| Aji Alese | Loan | Portsmouth FC | Centre-Back | 25 | England/Nigeria |
| Alan Browne | Loan | Middlesbrough FC | Central Midfield | 30 | Ireland |
| Anthony Patterson | Loan | Millwall FC | Goalkeeper | 25 | England |
| Arthur Masuaku | Loan | RC Lens | Left-Back | 32 | DR Congo/France |
| Blondy Nna Noukeu | Undisclosed | US Boulogne | Goalkeeper | 24 | Cameroon/Belgium |
| Dan Neil | Loan | Ipswich Town | Central Midfield | 24 | England |
| Enzo Le Fée | Loan ended | AS Roma | Central Midfield | 25 | France |
| Ian Poveda | Free | Internacional de Bogotá | Right Winger | 26 | Colombia/England |
| Jay Matete | Undisclosed | Milton Keynes Dons | Central Midfield | 24 | England |
| Jenson Seelt | Loan | VfL Wolfsburg | Centre-Back | 22 | Netherlands |
| Joe Anderson | Undisclosed | Barrow AFC | Centre-Back | 24 | England |
| Leo Hjelde | Loan | Sheffield United | Centre-Back | 22 | Norway/England |
| Luís Semedo | Loan | Moreirense FC | Centre-Forward | 22 | Portugal/Cape Verde |
| Marc Guiu | Loan ended | Chelsea FC | Centre-Forward | 19 | Spain |
| Milan Aleksic | Loan | Cracovia | Attacking Midfield | 20 | Serbia |
| Nathan Bishop | Undisclosed | AFC Wimbledon | Goalkeeper | 25 | England |
| Nazariy Rusyn | Loan | Arka Gdynia | Centre-Forward | 26 | Ukraine |
| Niall Huggins | Loan | Wycombe Wanderers | Right-Back | 24 | Wales/England |
| Patrick Roberts | Loan | Birmingham City | Right Winger | 28 | England |
| Salis Abdul Samed | Loan ended | RC Lens | Defensive Midfield | 25 | Ghana/Cote d'Ivoire |
| Timothée Pembélé | Loan | Le Havre AC | Right-Back | 23 | France/DR Congo |
2024/25
£10.1m spent · £15.6m received · net profit £5.5mSignings 18
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Isidor | £5.1m | Zenit St. Petersburg | Centre-Forward | 24 | Haiti/France |
| Milan Aleksic | £3.0m | FK Radnicki 1923 Kragujevac | Attacking Midfield | 19 | Serbia |
| Ahmed Abdullahi | £1.3m | Jong KAA Gent | Centre-Forward | 20 | Nigeria |
| Wilson Isidor | Loan fee £643k | Zenit St. Petersburg | Centre-Forward | 23 | Haiti/France |
| Aaron Connolly | Undisclosed | Without Club | Centre-Forward | 24 | Ireland |
| Alan Browne | Free | Preston North End | Central Midfield | 29 | Ireland |
| Blondy Nna Noukeu | Free | Stoke City | Goalkeeper | 23 | Cameroon/Belgium |
| Chris Mepham | Loan | AFC Bournemouth | Centre-Back | 26 | Wales/England |
| Enzo Le Fée | Loan | AS Roma | Central Midfield | 24 | France |
| Ian Poveda | Free | Leeds United | Right Winger | 24 | Colombia/England |
| Jayden Danns | Loan | Liverpool FC U21 | Centre-Forward | 19 | England/Guyana |
| Jay Matete | Loan ended | Bolton Wanderers | Central Midfield | 24 | England |
| Jewison Bennette | Loan ended | Aris Thessaloniki | Left Winger | 20 | Costa Rica |
| Nathan Bishop | Loan ended | Wycombe Wanderers | Goalkeeper | 25 | England |
| Nathan Bishop | Loan ended | Cambridge United | Goalkeeper | 25 | England |
| Salis Abdul Samed | Loan | RC Lens | Defensive Midfield | 24 | Ghana/Cote d'Ivoire |
| Simon Moore | Free | Coventry City | Goalkeeper | 34 | England |
| Tommy Watson | Undisclosed | Sunderland AFC U21 | Left Winger | 18 | England |
Departures 22
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Clarke | £15.2m | Ipswich Town | Left Winger | 23 | England |
| Jewison Bennette | £429k | LNZ Cherkasy | Left Winger | 20 | Costa Rica |
| Aaron Connolly | Free | Millwall FC | Centre-Forward | 24 | Ireland |
| Abdoullah Ba | Loan | USL Dunkerque | Right Midfield | 21 | France/Mauritania |
| Adil Aouchiche | Loan | Portsmouth FC | Attacking Midfield | 22 | Algeria/France |
| Alex Bass | Undisclosed | Notts County | Goalkeeper | 26 | England |
| Bradley Dack | Free | Gillingham FC | Attacking Midfield | 30 | England |
| Chris Mepham | Loan ended | AFC Bournemouth | Centre-Back | 27 | Wales/England |
| Corry Evans | Undisclosed | Without Club | Central Midfield | 33 | Northern Ireland |
| Elliot Embleton | Undisclosed | Blackpool FC | Attacking Midfield | 25 | England |
| Ellis Taylor | Free | Harrogate Town | Left Midfield | 21 | England |
| Jack Diamond | Free | Stockport County | Left Winger | 24 | England |
| Jayden Danns | Loan ended | Liverpool FC U21 | Centre-Forward | 19 | England/Guyana |
| Jay Matete | Loan | Bolton Wanderers | Central Midfield | 23 | England |
| Luís Semedo | Loan | Juventus Next Gen | Centre-Forward | 21 | Portugal/Cape Verde |
| Nathan Bishop | Loan | Cambridge United | Goalkeeper | 25 | England |
| Nathan Bishop | Loan | Wycombe Wanderers | Goalkeeper | 24 | England |
| Nazariy Rusyn | Loan | HNK Hajduk Split | Centre-Forward | 26 | Ukraine |
| Nectarios Triantis | Loan | Hibernian FC | Central Midfield | 21 | Greece/Australia |
| Pierre Ekwah | Loan | AS Saint-Étienne | Defensive Midfield | 22 | France/Cameroon |
| Timothée Pembélé | Loan | Le Havre AC | Right-Back | 21 | France/DR Congo |
| Wilson Isidor | Loan ended | Zenit St. Petersburg | Centre-Forward | 24 | Haiti/France |
Transfers at other clubs
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Frequently asked questions
How much have Sunderland spent on transfers?
Sunderland spent £65.8m on 19 signings in the 2026/27 window.
What is Sunderland's net spend?
Sunderland had a net spend of £37.7m, having received £28.1m from 17 sales.
Who is Sunderland's most expensive signing?
Malick Fofana from Olympique Lyon for £25.7m.