{"id":47646,"date":"2026-05-25T00:11:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T04:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/sunderland-keen-to-sign-sensational-35m-premier-league-attacker\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T00:11:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T04:11:42","slug":"sunderland-keen-to-sign-sensational-35m-premier-league-attacker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/sunderland-keen-to-sign-sensational-35m-premier-league-attacker\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunderland keen to sign &#8216;sensational&#8217; \u00a335m Premier League attacker"},"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\/05\/25\/sunderland-keen-to-sign-sensational-35m-premier-league-attacker\/#Black_Cats_see_off_Chelsea_as_they_qualify_for_the_Europa_League\" >Black Cats see off Chelsea as they qualify for the Europa League<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/sunderland-keen-to-sign-sensational-35m-premier-league-attacker\/#Sunderland_plan_to_sign_trophy-laden_attacker\" >Sunderland plan to sign trophy-laden attacker<\/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-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/sunderland-keen-to-sign-sensational-35m-premier-league-attacker\/#Sunderland_are_considering_a_7m_move_for_former_Atletico_Madrid_star\" >Sunderland are considering a \u00a37m move for former Atletico Madrid star<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Sunderland are said to be interested in signing the Premier League star for \u00a335m this summer after securing Europa League football.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"black-cats-see-off-chelsea-to-book-place-in-europa-league\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Black_Cats_see_off_Chelsea_as_they_qualify_for_the_Europa_League\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Black Cats see off Chelsea as they qualify for the Europa League<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Black Cats capped off an incredible season in their first game back in the Premier League by defeating Chelsea 2-1 at the Stadium of Light on the final day to qualify for next season&#8217;s Europa League. <\/p>\n<p>A goal from Trey Hume and an own goal from Maro Gust put Regis Le Bris&#8217; side in an advantageous position before Cole Palmer halved the deficit and it was a nervy end to the game, but the team held their own and secured a return to Europe for the first time since 1974.<\/p>\n<p>Coach Le Bris praised the team&#8217;s achievements as follows. <em>\u201cI\u2019m proud of the players, I\u2019m proud of the atmosphere in the stadium and I\u2019m proud of the connections we made again today to create something special.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;We had to win, and I think we were really focused on how we wanted to play this game. We showed good control and scored when the game started. Finally, we managed the last part of the game well with maturity.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>After a well-earned rest, the Frenchman will now turn his attention to strengthening his squad, perhaps gaining much-needed depth now that Europa League football is coming to the Stadium of Light.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"sunderland-plotting-move-for-trophy-laden-attacker\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sunderland_plan_to_sign_trophy-laden_attacker\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Sunderland plan to sign trophy-laden attacker<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Former Everton chief executive Keith Wyness has confirmed to Football Insider that Sunderland are interested in Liverpool attacking midfielder Harvey Elliott after his loan spell with Aston Villa ends. <\/p>\n<p>Wyness said: <em>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think Villa will get the benefit of the doubt. That bridge is now burned and Elliott can shine. That&#8217;s what I&#8217;m hearing about where he goes, including some of the promoted clubs, possibly Sunderland.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;We&#8217;ll see how this ends up, but this is a very sad incident that should have been corrected somehow. There must have been a way for the authorities to make an exception in cases like this. If not, the regulations need to be changed.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Wyness noted that Elliott had little game time at Villa due to a clause in his contract that made it permanent after a certain number of appearances.<\/p>\n<p>It was essentially a wasted year for the 23-year-old, who made just five appearances in the Premier League, but did manage to steal the show at times with 15 goals and 21 assists in 149 games for Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>Hailed as &#8220;sensational&#8221; by journalist Josh Bunting, Elliott won eight trophies with the Reds, as well as winning two European Under-21 Championships with England, and is exactly the kind of player Kyrill Louis-Dreyfus should target ahead of the Europa League campaign.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read next: Sunderland eyeing new midfielder signing<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                              \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"sunderland-eyeing-transfer-move-geoffrey-kondogbia-news\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>                        <\/p>\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_are_considering_a_7m_move_for_former_Atletico_Madrid_star\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tSunderland are considering a \u00a37m move for former Atletico Madrid star<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">An &#8220;exceptional&#8221; midfielder has emerged as a target.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunderland are said to be interested in signing the Premier League star for \u00a335m this summer after securing Europa League football. 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