Sunderland

Sunderland net spend since 2015

Sunderland have spent €411m on disclosed transfer fees since July 2015 and received €198m: a net spend of €213m.

That covers 94 signings (55 for a disclosed fee, 21 free, 18 undisclosed) and 79 departures (27 sold for a disclosed fee, 34 free, 18 undisclosed). Loans are counted apart: 23 in, 52 out.

Record signing: Habib Diarra, €32m from Strasbourg (Jul 2025). Record sale: Jobe Bellingham, €31m to Borussia Dortmund (Jun 2025).

Sunderland transfer spending by season

Sunderland record signings

1. Habib Diarra · €32m from Strasbourg · Jul 2025
2. Malick Fofana · €30m from Olympique Lyonnais · Sep 2026
3. Dayann Methalie · €28m from Toulouse · Aug 2026
4. Simon Adingra · €24m from Brighton & Hove Albion · Jul 2025
5. Enzo Le Fée · €23m from Roma · Jul 2025

Sunderland record sales

1. Jobe Bellingham · €31m to Borussia Dortmund · Jun 2025
2. Jordan Pickford · €29m to Everton · Jul 2017
3. Eliezer Mayenda · €22m to Rennes · Jul 2026
4. Jack Clarke · €18m to Ipswich Town · Aug 2024
5. Tommy Watson · €12m to Brighton & Hove Albion · Jul 2025

Sunderland trading record: profit on players bought and sold

On the 41 players Sunderland both signed and sold since July 2015 (academy graduates and free signings cost nothing), sales brought in €121m against €65m paid: a trading profit of €56m.

Academy graduates sold since July 2015 brought in €27m across 6 players, led by Tommy Watson (€12m to Brighton & Hove Albion, Jul 2025).

• Jobe Bellingham: signed for €2m (Jul 2023), sold to Borussia Dortmund for €31m (Jun 2025): profit €29m
• Eliezer Mayenda: signed for €800k (Jul 2023), sold to Rennes for €22m (Jul 2026): profit €21m
• Tommy Watson: academy graduate (Jul 2024), sold to Brighton & Hove Albion for €12m (Jul 2025): profit €12m
• Anthony Patterson: academy graduate (Jul 2021), sold to Wrexham for €9m (Aug 2026): profit €9m
• Ross Stewart: signed for €338k (Jan 2021), sold to Southampton for €9m (Sep 2023): profit €9m

• Jeremain Lens: signed for €11m (Jul 2015), sold to Beşiktaş for €4m (Jul 2018): loss €7m
• Fabio Borini: signed for €11m (Aug 2015), sold to AC Milan for €6m (Jul 2018): loss €5m
• Lamine Koné: signed for €7m (Jan 2016), sold to Strasbourg for €2m (Jul 2019): loss €5m
• Wahbi Khazri: signed for €12m (Jan 2016), sold to Saint-Étienne for €7m (Jul 2018): loss €5m
• Will Grigg: signed for €3m (Jan 2019), left free for Milton Keynes Dons (Jul 2022): loss €3m

Sunderland ins and outs 2026/27: who left and who came in, by position

Sunderland have made 5 signings and 11 departures in 2026/27, plus 1 loan in and 3 out. Who left each position and who came in:

• Goalkeeper: out Anthony Patterson (to Wrexham, no league start in 2025/26); in nobody.
• Defence: out Dennis Cirkin (left free for Queens Park Rangers, 3 league starts in 2025/26), Arthur Masuaku (left free for Konyaspor, 2 league starts in 2025/26), Jenson Seelt (loan to Swansea City, 1 league start in 2025/26), Timothée Pembélé (left free for Le Havre), Leo Hjelde (to Mechelen, no league start in 2025/26); in Thomas Meunier (free from LOSC Lille, 538 league minutes since), Kevin Danso (loan from Tottenham Hotspur, 377 league minutes since), Dayann Methalie (from Toulouse, 107 league minutes since).
• Midfield: out Dan Neil (left free for Rangers, 3 league appearances in 2025/26), Harrison Jones (left free for Peterborough United, no league start in 2025/26), Milan Aleksic (loan to Partizan, no league start in 2025/26); in Jules Ahoka (from Antwerp, 111 league minutes since).
• Attack: out Simon Adingra (loan to Ajax, 9 league starts in 2025/26), Eliezer Mayenda (to Rennes, 8 league starts in 2025/26), Nazariy Rusyn (left free for Karpaty), Ahmed Abdullahi (to Eyüpspor, no league start in 2025/26), Luís Semedo (to Clermont); in Malick Fofana (from Olympique Lyonnais, 131 league minutes since), Juan Riquelme Angulo Caiced (from Independiente del Valle, 9 league minutes since).

Sunderland injury news: injuries and suspensions

Sunderland have 2 players injured as of 9 Nov 2026, with €26m of value sidelined.

• Dan Ballard (DEF): Hamstring injury · out since 25 Sep 2026 · return date not set · 9 games missed
• Romaine Mundle (FWD): Knee injury · out since 20 Sep 2026 · expected back 10 Jan 2027 · 10 games missed

Sunderland last starting XI

Sunderland's last league starting XI, v Chelsea on 8 Nov 2026: Robin Roefs; Reinildo Mandava, Nordi Mukiele, Luke O'Nien, Thomas Meunier; Granit Xhaka, Enzo Le Fée, Trai Hume, Noah Sadiki, Chemsdine Talbi; Brian Brobbey.

3 changes from the side that started v Coventry City on 31 Oct 2026.

Started at least 3 of the last 5 league games but not this one: Nilson Angulo (3) and Chris Rigg (3).

Opponent: Chelsea.

Sunderland minutes played 2026/27

After 10 league games of 2026/27, 8 Sunderland players have played at least 60% of the minutes open to them, 7 are rotating and 18 have played under a quarter.

Surplus watch, notable value on under a quarter of the minutes: Malick Fofana (18%, €36m), Habib Diarra (8%, €28m), Dayann Methalie (12%, €27m), Simon Adingra (0%, €26m), Chemsdine Talbi (18%, €20m), Omar Alderete (23%, €11m).

Out of contract on 30 June 2027 unless extended: Abdoullah Ba, Reinildo Mandava, Alan Browne, Aji Alese, Luke O'Nien, Simon Moore.

Sunderland club-trained players

We can verify 1 club-trained player in the Sunderland squad: Chris Rigg. Between them they have played 2% of Sunderland's league minutes in 2026/27. 5 other squad players are not verifiable on our record.

• Chris Rigg (MID): 231 league minutes

On the record we can verify, 7 players club-trained at Sunderland now play for other clubs we track, led by Tommy Watson (Brighton & Hove Albion, value €18m), Anthony Patterson (Wrexham, value €9m) and Dan Neil (Rangers, value €4m).

• Tommy Watson · Brighton & Hove Albion · €18m
• Anthony Patterson · Wrexham · €9m
• Dan Neil · Rangers · €4m
• Josh Maja · Le Havre · €3m
• Jordan Henderson · Chelsea · €2m
• Joel Asoro · Djurgården · €2m
• John Egan · Hull City · €1m

We count a player as club-trained when his record shows him registered with the club for three entire seasons or 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21 (UEFA's home-grown test), wherever he started and whatever he cost; time on loan counts for the club that borrowed him.

Sunderland free agents: released players without a club

One former Sunderland player is a verified free agent as of 10 Nov 2026: Niall Huggins (€2m, without a club since 1 July 2026).

Every verified free agent