Done deal · 2026

Malick Fofana completes €30m move to Sunderland

Olympique Lyonnais → Sunderland · €30m · Value €34m · Confirmed

Confirmed 1 Sept 2026

Malick Fofana, a forward, has completed a move from Olympique Lyonnais to Sunderland for €30m, confirmed 1 Sept 2026. The deal is now settled in Transfer Tracker's Done Deals record.

Who broke it: Santi Aouna, 29 Aug 2026, 3 days before completion.

How the deal happened

• Interest · 29 Aug 2026 · Santi Aouna, Sacha Tavolieri
• Talks · 1 Sept 2026 · Fabrizio Romano, Ben Jacobs, Hugo Guillemet, Keith Downie, Santi Aouna, Fabrice Hawkins
• Agreed · 1 Sept 2026 · Santi Aouna, Sacha Tavolieri, Keith Downie, Sky Sports News
• Here we go · not reported
• Signed · 1 Sept 2026 · David Ornstein, Keith Downie, Mario Cortegana, Nizaar Kinsella, Fabrizio Romano, Sacha Tavolieri, Fabrice Hawkins, Santi Aouna

More business at Sunderland and Olympique Lyonnais

• Mathys de Carvalho: Olympique Lyonnais → Al-Diriyah · €1m · 6 Sept 2026
• Juan Riquelme Angulo: Independiente → Sunderland · €6m · 2 Sept 2026
• Simon Adingra: Sunderland → Ajax · Loan + option to buy · 2 Sept 2026
• Keito Nakamura: Reims → Olympique Lyonnais · €1m · 2 Sept 2026
• Kevin Danso: Tottenham Hotspur → Sunderland · Loan + option to buy, loan fee €2.9m · 1 Sept 2026
• Ainsley Maitland-Niles: Olympique Lyonnais → Everton · €5m · 1 Sept 2026
• Duje Caleta-Car: Olympique Lyonnais → Sassuolo · Free · 1 Sept 2026
• Mahamadou Diawara: Olympique Lyonnais → Red Star · Loan + option to buy (€1.5m) · 1 Sept 2026

• Malick Fofana profile, value & stats
• Sunderland transfers & squad
• Olympique Lyonnais transfers & squad
• Done Deals · every completed transfer & spend tracker

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