{"id":24784,"date":"2025-10-10T05:33:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T09:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/sunderlands-biggest-ever-sale\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T05:33:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T09:33:52","slug":"sunderlands-biggest-ever-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/sunderlands-biggest-ever-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunderland&#8217;s biggest ever sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/sunderlands-biggest-ever-sale\/#10_kenwine_jones\" >10  \n         \n                            kenwine jones<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/sunderlands-biggest-ever-sale\/#8m_to_Stoke_2010\" >\u00a38m to Stoke, 2010<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/sunderlands-biggest-ever-sale\/#9_conor_wickham\" >9  \n         \n                            conor wickham<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/sunderlands-biggest-ever-sale\/#9m_for_Crystal_Palace_2015\" >\u00a39m for Crystal Palace, 2015<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/sunderlands-biggest-ever-sale\/#8_tom_watson\" >8  \n         \n                            tom watson<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/sunderlands-biggest-ever-sale\/#10m_to_Brighton_2025\" >\u00a310m to Brighton, 2025<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/sunderlands-biggest-ever-sale\/#7_Simon_Mignolet\" >7  \n         \n                            Simon Mignolet<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/sunderlands-biggest-ever-sale\/#11m_to_Liverpool_2013\" >\u00a311m to Liverpool, 2013<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/sunderlands-biggest-ever-sale\/#6_patrick_van_aanholt\" >6  \n         \n                            patrick van aanholt<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/sunderlands-biggest-ever-sale\/#12m_for_Crystal_Palace_2017\" >\u00a312m for Crystal Palace, 2017<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/sunderlands-biggest-ever-sale\/#5_jack_clark\" >5  \n         \n                            jack clark<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/sunderlands-biggest-ever-sale\/#15m_to_Ipswich_2024\" >\u00a315m to Ipswich, 2024<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/sunderlands-biggest-ever-sale\/#4_Darren_Bent\" >4  \n         \n                            Darren Bent<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/sunderlands-biggest-ever-sale\/#18m_to_Aston_Villa_2011\" >\u00a318m to Aston Villa, 2011<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/sunderlands-biggest-ever-sale\/#3_jordan_henderson\" >3  \n         \n                            jordan henderson<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/sunderlands-biggest-ever-sale\/#20m_for_Liverpool_2011\" >\u00a320m for Liverpool, 2011<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/sunderlands-biggest-ever-sale\/#2_jordan_pickford\" >2  \n         \n                            jordan pickford<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/sunderlands-biggest-ever-sale\/#25m_to_Everton_2017\" >\u00a325m to Everton, 2017<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/sunderlands-biggest-ever-sale\/#1_jove_bellingham\" >1  \n         \n                            jove bellingham<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/sunderlands-biggest-ever-sale\/#278m_to_Borussia_Dortmund_2025\" >\u00a327.8m to Borussia Dortmund, 2025<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>After Sunderland returned to the Premier League for the first time in eight years in 2025, they spent big in the transfer market. <\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>The Black Cats spent more than \u00a3150m on new players, but also brought in several Stadium of Light stars. <\/p>\n<p>Here are Sunderland&#8217;s top 20 all-time sales, along with details of the top 10. <\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"5\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<p>Sunderland&#8217;s biggest ever sale<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<p>rank<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<p>player<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<p>commission<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<p>Sales destination<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<p>year<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>jove bellingham<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>\u00a327.8 million<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>borussia dortmund<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2025<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>jordan pickford<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>\u00a325m<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>everton<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2017<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>jordan henderson<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>\u00a320 million<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>liverpool<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2011<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>4<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Darren Bent<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>\u00a318m<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Aston Villa<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2011<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>5<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>jack clark<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>\u00a315 million<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>ipswich<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2024<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>6<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>patrick van aanholt<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>\u00a312 million<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>crystal palace<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2017<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>7<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Simon Mignolet<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>\u00a311 million<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>liverpool<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2013<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>8<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>tom watson<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>\u00a310 million<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>brighton<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2025<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>9<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>conor wickham<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>9 million pounds<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>crystal palace<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2015<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>=10<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>kenwine jones<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>\u00a38 million<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>stoke<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2010<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>=10<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>ross stewart<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>\u00a38 million<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>southampton<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2023<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>=12<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Wabi Kazuri<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>\u00a36 million<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Saint Etienne<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2018<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>=12<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Gyan Asamoah Gyan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>\u00a36 million<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Al Ain<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2012<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>14<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Stephane Sessegnon<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>\u00a35.5 million<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>west brom<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2013<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>15<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Fabio Borini<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>\u00a35.3 million<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>ac milan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2017<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>=16<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Pierre Equa<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>5 million pounds<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Saint Etienne<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2024<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>=16<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>paddy mcnair<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>5 million pounds<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>middlesbrough<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2018<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>=16<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>don hutchison<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>5 million pounds<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>west ham<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2001<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>=16<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>michael bridges<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>5 million pounds<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>leeds<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1999<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>20<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Sebastian Coates<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>\u00a34.25 million<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Sports CP<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2017<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"kenwyne-jones\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_kenwine_jones\"><\/span>\n            <span class=\"item-num\">10 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            <strong>kenwine jones<\/strong><br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"pound-8m-to-stoke-2010\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8m_to_Stoke_2010\"><\/span>\n            <strong>\u00a38m to Stoke, 2010<\/strong><br \/>\n    <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Topping the top 10 list is Kenwyne Jones, who joined the Stadium of Light from Southampton in 2007. <\/p>\n<p>The powerful forward played in over 100 games for the Black Cats, scoring 28 points. The Trinidad and Tobago striker apparently loved playing in the red and white stripes as he later joined Stoke City. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"connor-wickham\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_conor_wickham\"><\/span>\n            <span class=\"item-num\">9 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            <strong>conor wickham<\/strong><br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"pound-9m-to-crystal-palace-2015\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9m_for_Crystal_Palace_2015\"><\/span>\n            <strong>\u00a39m for Crystal Palace, 2015<\/strong><br \/>\n    <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Connor Wickham has made more appearances for Sunderland than any of the other 10 clubs he has represented throughout his career, with the forward spending four years in the North East. <\/p>\n<p>Wickham was sold to Crystal Palace in 2015 after signing for around \u00a38m, but was plagued by a number of injuries at Selhurst Park. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"tom-watson\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_tom_watson\"><\/span>\n            <span class=\"item-num\">8 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            <strong>tom watson<\/strong><br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"pound-10m-to-brighton-2025\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10m_to_Brighton_2025\"><\/span>\n            <strong>\u00a310m to Brighton, 2025<\/strong><br \/>\n    <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Tom Watson was Sunderland&#8217;s play-off hero in Wembley vs. Sheffield United. His final kick as a Black Cats player was the winning goal in stoppage time, sealing the club&#8217;s victory. <\/p>\n<p>A deal with Brighton has already been completed, with Watson set to head south for \u00a310m. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"simon-mignolet\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Simon_Mignolet\"><\/span>\n            <span class=\"item-num\">7 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            <strong>Simon Mignolet<\/strong><br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"pound-11m-to-liverpool-2013\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"11m_to_Liverpool_2013\"><\/span>\n            <strong>\u00a311m to Liverpool, 2013<\/strong><br \/>\n    <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Simon Mignolet&#8217;s first taste of English football was at Sunderland, who signed the goalkeeper from Club Brugge in 2010 for just \u00a32 million. <\/p>\n<p>The manager at the time was Steve Bruce, and Mignolet went on to make over 100 appearances before being sold to Liverpool for a handsome profit. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"patrick-van-aanholt\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_patrick_van_aanholt\"><\/span>\n            <span class=\"item-num\">6 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            <strong>patrick van aanholt<\/strong><br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"pound-12m-to-crystal-palace-2017\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"12m_for_Crystal_Palace_2017\"><\/span>\n            <strong>\u00a312m for Crystal Palace, 2017<\/strong><br \/>\n    <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Two years after signing Wickham, Crystal Palace called Sunderland again, this time signing left-back Patrick van Aanholt. <\/p>\n<p>Sunderland, who won with Chelsea, became Van Aanholt&#8217;s next home, but it cost less than \u00a32 million. Three years later, the Black Cats paid \u00a310m for the fleet-footed Dutch full-back. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"jack-clarke\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_jack_clark\"><\/span>\n            <span class=\"item-num\">5 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            <strong>jack clark<\/strong><br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"pound-15m-to-ipswich-2024\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"15m_to_Ipswich_2024\"><\/span>\n            <strong>\u00a315m to Ipswich, 2024<\/strong><br \/>\n    <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Jack Clarke got his career back on track at Sunderland after a failed move from Leeds to Tottenham.<\/p>\n<p>The winger initially helped the Black Cats gain promotion from League One and would spend two full seasons at the Stadium of Light before Ipswich Town offered him Premier League football in a deal worth \u00a315 million. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"darren-bent\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Darren_Bent\"><\/span>\n            <span class=\"item-num\">4 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            <strong>Darren Bent<\/strong><br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"pound-18m-to-aston-villa-2011\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"18m_to_Aston_Villa_2011\"><\/span>\n            <strong>\u00a318m to Aston Villa, 2011<\/strong><br \/>\n    <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Darren Bent, who scored a beach ball goal against Liverpool at the Stadium of Light in 2009, scored 24 Premier League goals in his first season as a Sunderland player. <\/p>\n<p>With an initial fee of \u00a310m from Spurs, Sunderland could only keep Bent for 18 months, and after submitting a transfer request he was sold to Aston Villa for \u00a318m. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"jordan-henderson\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_jordan_henderson\"><\/span>\n            <span class=\"item-num\">3 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            <strong>jordan henderson<\/strong><br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"pound-20m-to-liverpool-2011\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"20m_for_Liverpool_2011\"><\/span>\n            <strong>\u00a320m for Liverpool, 2011<\/strong><br \/>\n    <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A Sunderland fan since childhood, Jordan Henderson came through the club&#8217;s academy and later captained the Black Cats, making 79 appearances before moving to Liverpool. <\/p>\n<p>The Reds paid \u00a320 million for the midfielder, who he later captained at Anfield and won the Premier League and Champions League. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"jordan-pickford\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_jordan_pickford\"><\/span>\n            <span class=\"item-num\">2 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            <strong>jordan pickford<\/strong><br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"pound-25m-to-everton-2017\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"25m_to_Everton_2017\"><\/span>\n            <strong>\u00a325m to Everton, 2017<\/strong><br \/>\n    <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Another Black Cats supporter who came through Sunderland&#8217;s academy and made a fortune for the club was goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. <\/p>\n<p>England&#8217;s number one made just 35 first-team appearances at the Stadium of Light and was loaned out to six different teams as a youngster before Everton offered him \u00a325 million. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"jobe-bellingham\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_jove_bellingham\"><\/span>\n            <span class=\"item-num\">1 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            <strong>jove bellingham<\/strong><br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"pound-27-8m-to-borussia-dortmund-2025\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"278m_to_Borussia_Dortmund_2025\"><\/span>\n            <strong>\u00a327.8m to Borussia Dortmund, 2025<\/strong><br \/>\n    <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Topping Sunderland&#8217;s record turnover list is Jobe Bellingham, who followed in the footsteps of his older brother Jude and joined Borussia Dortmund. <\/p>\n<p>Bellingham made 90 appearances for the Black Cats, his last coming in the play-off final, and scored 11 goals, leaving him with a transfer fee of just under \u00a328 million at the age of 19. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After Sunderland returned to the Premier League for the first time in eight years in 2025, they spent big in the transfer market. The Black Cats spent more than \u00a3150m on new players, but also brought in several Stadium of Light stars. 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