AFC Sunderland have signed Ghanaian midfielder Salis Abdul Samed on loan from RC Lens for the 2024/25 season, with Kickgh.com disclosing on Friday that the player was set to join the Black Cats.
The English Championship side have been busy hunting for players in the summer transfer window, with Samed's arrival late on deadline day.
Abdul Samed had been in the shop window for Lens this summer with multiple French clubs interested in making a deal for the Ghanaian international who has been placed in the “loft” by the new manager William Still.
A deal between the French side and Sunderland, now managed by former FC Lorient manager Régis Le Bris, was concluded on transfer deadline day. Abdul Samed joins the Black Cats on a straight loan deal that will not include the option to make the move permanent.
Abdul Samed played 39 times across all competitions last season, including during the club’s foray into the Champions League and the Europa League.
FC Nantes, Stade Brestois, and AS Saint-Étienne had all been linked with a move for the out-of-favour midfielder. However, instead, the midfielder decided to swap France for England.
By: Pascal Amoah
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