Sunderland have completed the signing of Hungarian international midfielder Callum Styles from Barnsley. The midfielder who can also play at left-back has joined on loan with an obligation to buy. The deal was confirmed via Sunderland’s official website safc.com.
Sunderland Sign Hungarian International Midfielder Callum Styles
Who is Callum Styles?
23-year-old Callum Styles began his career at Bury before moving to Barnsley in 2018. He has gone on to play 145 games for The Tykes, scoring 13 goals. He also spent a season-long loan at Millwall during the 2022-23 playing 22 games. Styles missed three months of the campaign through injury.
Born in England, Styles is eligible to play for Hungary through his grandparents. He made his international debut in March 2022 and has so far played 18 times. He was part of the Hungary team that defeated England 4-0 at Molineux in their 2022-23 UEFA Nations League match.
Sporting Director Welcomes Styles
Sunderland’s Sporting Director Kristian Speakman said of Styles: “Callum is an interesting player, who has the ability to play on the left side of central midfield or slightly wider in a full back or wing back role, so we feel his quality and flexibility will be a real benefit to us throughout the remainder of the season. Having reached an agreement in principle last week, we had an unavoidable delay due to Callum’s illness, but after reviewing his progress, we are now delighted that he’s here and we look forward to his imminent return to action.”
Styles Had Desire to Play at Higher Level
The interim director of football at Barnsley Bobby Hassell said: “Callum expressed a desire to leave the Club and play at a higher level in the second half of this season. We respected Callum’s wishes, which we felt was beneficial for all parties as we look to push on and achieve our goals for this season at Barnsley.”
