{"id":43011,"date":"2026-02-12T12:34:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T17:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/12\/sunderland-are-working-on-a-summer-deal-to-sign-premier-league-defender\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T12:34:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T17:34:56","slug":"sunderland-are-working-on-a-summer-deal-to-sign-premier-league-defender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/12\/sunderland-are-working-on-a-summer-deal-to-sign-premier-league-defender\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunderland are working on a summer deal to sign Premier League defender"},"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\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/12\/sunderland-are-working-on-a-summer-deal-to-sign-premier-league-defender\/#Le_Bris_praises_%E2%80%98character_against_%E2%80%98monster_Liverpool\" >Le Bris praises &#8216;character&#8217; against &#8216;monster&#8217; Liverpool<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/12\/sunderland-are-working-on-a-summer-deal-to-sign-premier-league-defender\/#Sunderland_set_to_sign_star_for_30m_in_transfer_race_with_Newcastle\" >Sunderland set to sign star for \u00a330m in transfer race with Newcastle<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/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\/2026\/02\/12\/sunderland-are-working-on-a-summer-deal-to-sign-premier-league-defender\/#Sunderland_are_working_on_signing_Tyrell_Malasia\" >Sunderland are working on signing Tyrell Malasia<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Sunderland have now switched their focus to summer signings, with Stadium of Light officials already working towards a deal with their Premier League rivals.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"le-bris-credits-quot-character-quot-against-quot-monster-quot-liverpool\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Le_Bris_praises_%E2%80%98character_against_%E2%80%98monster_Liverpool\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Le Bris praises &#8216;character&#8217; against &#8216;monster&#8217; Liverpool<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Sunderland&#8217;s season in a nutshell is that, although Liverpool have been stagnant in recent months, the visiting Premier League champions handed them their first home defeat of the season.<\/p>\n<p>It was far from a normal night for the Reds, too. Arne Slott&#8217;s side were forced to wait until just after the hour mark to take the lead through Virgil van Dijk&#8217;s header, trying to keep the likes of Brian Brobbey at bay.<\/p>\n<p>Regis Le Bris, while no doubt disappointed that Sunderland&#8217;s home run ended, could only praise the &#8220;character&#8221; of the Sunderland team that faced an impressive Liverpool side that night.<\/p>\n<p>The Frenchman told reporters: <em>&#8220;I think we showed that tonight. It wasn&#8217;t easy for Liverpool to win here and that&#8217;s the most important thing for me.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;We want to be brave, we want to be intense, we want to play hard and that was the case. After that, results are results and you can&#8217;t control everything.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"sunderland-transfer-update-liam-delap-race-against-newcastle\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mixcollage-07-feb-2026-12-56-pm-3399.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mixcollage-07-feb-2026-12-56-pm-3399.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sunderland_set_to_sign_star_for_30m_in_transfer_race_with_Newcastle\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tSunderland set to sign star for \u00a330m in transfer race with Newcastle<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">The Black Cats have a chance to one-up their rivals.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>He continued: <em>&#8220;We had three or four chances, but we probably didn&#8217;t create enough. The last pass, the last touch and the last decision today wasn&#8217;t very clean.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt is what it is, again, four days after the Arsenal game, we had to play against a monster again and we showed great character and great identity, but it wasn&#8217;t enough.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Black Cats still have a lot of positives, and this loss won&#8217;t overshadow what was a great season. With survival at stake and perhaps more than that, they are even in a strong position to achieve some summer goals.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"sunderland-working-on-tyrell-malacia-deal\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sunderland_are_working_on_signing_Tyrell_Malasia\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Sunderland are working on signing Tyrell Malasia<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One of those targets is Tyrell Malasia. According to Sports Boom, Sunderland are currently working on a deal to sign Malasia at the end of the season, when his current contract with Manchester United expires.<\/p>\n<p>The left-back has had a tumultuous period in recent years, making just three Premier League appearances in the past two seasons combined. If anyone needs a fresh start after such dire injury problems, it&#8217;s the Dutchman.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>Tyrell Malasia injury history<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>days missed<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>Games missed<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>23\/24 &#8211; Knee injury<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>500<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>70<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>21\/22 &#8211; Hamstring injury<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>21\/22 &#8211; Light knock<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>Malasia&#8217;s knee injury in the 2023-24 season has seen one of Man United&#8217;s most promising players sidelined, leaving him at a crossroads in his career that could lead to a move to Sunderland.<\/p>\n<p>At 26 years old, he is still a player who can return to his best. He just needs time to do so. Amid interest from Sunderland, it is also worth noting that Malasia was described as an &#8220;outstanding player&#8221; by Man United legend Rio Ferdinand before his injury in 2022.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunderland have now switched their focus to summer signings, with Stadium of Light officials already working towards a deal with their Premier League rivals. Le Bris praises &#8216;character&#8217; against &#8216;monster&#8217; Liverpool Sunderland&#8217;s season in a nutshell is that, although Liverpool have been stagnant in recent months, the visiting Premier League champions handed them their first [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43012,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[101,381,40,97,96,43,236,489,170],"class_list":{"0":"post-43011","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-deal","9":"tag-defender","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-league","12":"tag-premier","13":"tag-sign","14":"tag-summer","15":"tag-sunderland","16":"tag-working"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43011"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43011\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}