Although Sunderland’s season ended just last weekend with a play-off final victory at Wembley, news of possible upcoming transfers has already begun. We take a look at the latest Sunderland transfer news ahead of what could be a busy summer on Wearside as the club looks forward to their return to the Championship.<\/p>\n
Everton<\/a> striker Nathan Broadhead impressed during his season-long loan at Sunderland<\/a> and it is unsurprising that the Black Cats are keen for him to return. The Sunderland Echo<\/a> have reported that talks between the two clubs are set to begin this week.<\/p>\n Broadhead made a big impact at the Stadium of Light, becoming a firm favourite with fans. His 13 goals helped the club achieve promotion and without two spells out through injury, his tally could have been a lot more. The Wales striker has just one year left on his current contract at Everton and Sunderland could try to bring the player back to Wearside on a permanent deal.<\/p>\n Sporting Director \u00a0Kristjaan Speakman said<\/a>: \u201cWe will have a conversation with\u00a0Everton<\/a>\u00a0this week, to see where they are at with it and where we are at with it, and see if that\u2019s aligned. We have to respect the fact that he is an Everton player.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have seen him as our player for the year, because we had to get the best out of him but now that the season is finished he unfortunately goes back to being an Everton player. Look, he\u2019s had some incredible moments and he\u2019s been an inspiration in many respects in terms of some of the goals he\u2019s scored.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cIt has been harder for him of late because of injury but you can\u2019t take away from the fact that he has got all the attributes to go and play at Championship level.\u201d<\/p>\n German winger Leon Dajaku has become Sunderland’s first signing of the summer. The 21-year-old was signed on a season-long loan deal from Union Berlin<\/a>; however, a clause in the contract was activated meaning the deal could be a permanent one. Dajaku was named on the recently announced retained list<\/a>. The former Bayern Munich<\/a> player played 27 times for the Black Cats last season, scoring four goals.<\/p>\n Sunderland AFC today confirmed its retained list for the 2022-23 season.<\/p>\n \ud83d\uddde\ufe0f\ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n — Sunderland AFC (@SunderlandAFC) May 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nLeon Dajaku Signs Permanently<\/h3>\n
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