Nordi Mukiele joins Sunderland from PSG
Mukiele was expected to leave PSG this summer considering he's not highly regarded by Luis Enrique. The Spaniard sanctioned Mukiele's season-long loan to Bayer Leverkusen last season. He featured 45 times for PSG. Despite PSG's over-reliance on right-back Achraf Hakimi, and the Moroccan international's expected absence for the AFCON, the Laval Academy product was deemed surplus to requirements in the French capital as Warren Zaïre-Emery and João Neves can fill at right-back.
'He's had a variety of experiences in Europe, including in the Champions League, and now he's motivated to show his ability for Sunderland AFC in the Premier League', said Sunderland's Sporting Director Kristjaan Speakman. 'We're delighted to complete this deal.'
GFFN | Bastien Cheval
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