Sunderland Win Fofana Tug-of-War with TWO Private Jets Waiting for Winger
Sunderland were the eventual winners of the dramatic deadline day tug-of-war with Crystal Palace for Lyon's Malick Fofana.
TL;DR
- Sunderland signed Malick Fofana from Lyon for a club-record fee of £25.7m plus add-ons.
- Crystal Palace also had an offer accepted for Fofana, leading to a situation where he had two private jets ready.
- Sunderland also signed Kevin Danso on loan from Tottenham with an obligation to buy for £22.25m.
- Juan Riquelme Angulo Caicedo, an 18-year-old Ecuadorian starlet, was also signed from Independiente del Valle.
- Both Fofana and Danso are excited to join Sunderland and mentioned positive relationships with club personnel.