SAFC Sunderland – Na here e dey hot! Them don agree deal to sign Granit Xhaka from Bayer Leverkusen for an initial £13 million wey fit turn to £17 million if all add-ons land.
This one dey happen as Sunderland dey don spend plenty cash after dem promote from Championship – dem gather £114 million this summer for market. Xhaka go just land for Sunderland like say na juju, as e travel go do im medical check-up and sign three-year contract.
The 32-year-old Swiss midfielder go dey bring him experience come the Mackems’ midfield. Na so una sabi say e don play 297 matches for Arsenal before e waka come Germany, win two FA Cups and even act as captain small time.
For Leverkusen, e shine like diamond, help dem carry dem first-ever Bundesliga title last season. E be say normal normal, any team wey get Xhaka go no dey dull, because na im dey control midfield with all him passes!
Sunderland don already buy six new players this summer, plus the way dem sell Jobe Bellingham and Tommy Watson, dem don even recover like £37 million. No be small money! Everybody dey yarn say this Xhaka signing fit change the game for Sunderland like say dem don add extra engine to their bus.
Erik ten Hag, Leverkusen’s coach, bin talk say dem no go free any player as dem don lose three already. But dem no fit hold Xhaka back as e don choose to come back to Premier League. Looks like dem fit sef reason say make dem dey sell am when dem see Sunderland dey wave that cash.
Last season, Xhaka make 33 Bundesliga appearances, score twice and assist seven goals – we fit definitely say he don prove say him sabi ball. Managers dey like dem types wey fit deliver, regardless of their past wahala (and we sabi say Xhaka get plenty wahala for Arsenal). But for Sunderland wey dey find their feet for Premier League, dis na big move!
So, if this deal finally land, di Black Cats fit just find way to survive and flourish for di top flight. Na only time go tell if dem go perform for match, but one thing dey sure – dem don bring some serious experience to di party.
