According to Fabrizio Romano, ambitious Sunderland are set to spend big again today. The Black Cats are set to sign winger Armand Laurienté from Sassuolo. The French winger will cost €20 million, and personal terms have been agreed.
Laurienté will take Sunderland’s spending this summer to over £110 million as they look not only to survive in their season back in the Premier League but also to compete and establish themselves once again in England’s top tier.
Here We Go! Another Big Signing Heading to Sunderland
Armand Laurienté: A Versatile Forward Known to Regis Le Bris
It appears that Sunderland are set to land their long-term transfer target Armand Laurienté. The versatile forward who is comfortable playing as a left winger or as a striker. He is well known to head coach Regis Le Bris following their time together at French side Lorient.
Laurienté helped his current side Sassuolo back to Serie A last season, scoring 18 goals in the process.
A direct player with strong dribbling skills and shooting abilities, he is sure to excite Sunderland supporters. He is also known for his accurate free kicks. Attributes the Black Cats will need in the coming season to break down Premier League defences.
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More to Come Following Lourienté’s Arrival?
Sunderland’s sporting director Kristjaan Speakman spoke recently saying the club are still looking at adding more new players to their squad this summer: He said: “We’re not naive to the challenge”.
“I think we have to be really clear, our mindset is that Sunderland needs to be back where it’s always been. It’s always been, on aggregate, around ninth place in the Premier League. It’s top tier and that’s the challenge, to reestablish the club back there and we’re on a journey to doing that.
“The first part is being able to stay in the league. I’m really proud of some of the boys who have been with us since the start, since I got here and Kyril [Louis-Dreyfus] purchased the club. We’ve had loads of people who have joined on the way and chosen to come to us rather than going elsewhere. We’ve obviously got some more recent examples in the last few days of that happening.
“Players want to play with good players. They want the challenge. They want a competitive squad and they want good people in the squad. Last season, I think everybody could see from the outside that we have a really united group and really passionate group about playing for Sunderland, which is what supporters want to see.”
