Sunderland near signing a “dominant” ace on Friday

It is just to say that it was an exciting summer during Sunderland Since they beat Sheffield United in Wembley to promote Premier league.

The Black Cats did not spoil in the summer transfer window because they splashed the money to improve options to Regis‘Elimination.

Until now, the most notable addition of the window has been the signature of the experienced Xhaka Granite midfielder from Bayer Leverkusen for costs of 13 million pounds sterling.

The Swiss international has played more than 200 Premier League games, more than 100 Bundesliga games and more than 30 times in the Champions League, by transfer, and the Black Cats are now about to land a high -level signature.

Sunderland ready to sign the Paris Saint-Germain defender

According to the journalist of Sky Germany Florian PrettenbergSunderland concluded an agreement to bring the defender of Paris Saint-Germain Nordi Mukiele to the Stade de la Light.

The journalist says the 27 -year -old is now getting closer to a move to Wearside with an immediate effect ”, and notes that he could be found with Xhaka after playing by his side last season.

Fabrizio Romano adds that Mukiele A Already said ‘yes’ To a move to Sunderland, which suggests that there may not be many problems with personal terms.

If the Black Cats can get this case above the line in the coming hours, the club could have an exciting rehearsal of their Masterclass Xhaka on the hands.

Why Mukiele is an Xhaka rehearsal for Sunderland

The new captain of Sunderland arrived with a fanfare as a widely experienced name and well known in European football, especially in England, and Mukiele would be a similar signature.

Although he does not have the same reputation in England, the French international is a well-known name of anyone who has followed European football in the past five years, because he has played for RB Leipzig, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayer Leverkusen.

As you can see in the table above, Mukiele has a lot of experience at the next level, with 200 appearances in two of the top five leagues in Europe to date.

Dougie Crichley, contributor to Sky Sports Describes the versatile star, who can play on the right back or at the central back, as a “dominant” defender and a “player of the Champions League”, like Xhaka.

These comments and his statistics throughout his career show that Sunderland is about to sign a largely experienced player who has proven himself about some of the largest scenes in Europe, as was the case when they signed Xhaka de Leverkusen.

Mukiele played 15 times in the Bundesliga for Leverkusen during the 2024/25 campaign and presented its dominant defensive work by winning 67% of its duels on the ground and doing 2.3 plated and interceptions per match, according to Sofascore.

This suggests that it will be an aggressive, strong and experienced option so that the BRIS invites to the rear right or to the central center of the Premier League, given its performance in the German High Volt The last mandate.

His higher level experience and recent Bundesliga exhibitions suggest that he will not be gradually deleted by what the Premier League will launch him a week on weekdays, in the same way that the incredibly experienced Xhaka will be a reliable figure in the midfield.

Therefore, this could be another exciting and impressive recruitment work carried out by the Black Cats in their attempt to build a team that will not be in depth in the high flight.