Forget Granit Xhaka, Sunderland’s best summer signing has transformed the Black Cats
Sunderland’s summer transfer business has raised eyebrows in the Premier League.
Ambition this, ambition that. Sunderland have shown a remarkable amount of it over the past few months.
14 new arrivals have checked in at the Stadium of Light over the course of the summer, and the overwhelming majority of them have hit the ground running.
Granit Xhaka’s signing at Sunderland was a statement of intent, and yet he is far from being the best signing made by the Wearsiders since their return to the Premier League.
Florent Ghisolfi is the addition of the summer for Sunderland
Kristjaan Speakman has worked wonders to get Sunderland back to the Premier League, and Florent Ghisolfi has aided their push for survival significantly.
The Black Cats have picked up some big names in world football, and very few would have been possible without the influence of Ghisolfi.
His reputation in the sport is unmatched, and you can tell that it has a huge effect on whether or not players want to move to Sunderland.
Most will remember the days when there was a deadline day scramble to secure the overpriced arrival of Will Grigg, and yet here they are signing full Netherlands internationals.
In fact, it isn’t just signings that have made a huge difference at Sunderland this summer, but the entire backroom staff overhaul.
Ghisolfi is just one of several figures to have contributed to the change at the Stadium of Light, and long may that continue.
Sunderland 10th highest-spending club in world football
With £163million spent on new signings this summer, only nine clubs have spent more than Sunderland in the world.
Man City, Liverpool and Arsenal are just a few of them, though it shows just how much work has been put into getting Sunderland where they currently are: sixth in the Premier League.
Kyril Louis-Dreyfus has worked wonders to get Sunderland on track, and with two wins from the opening three games, things are looking bright.
This entire summer has been a complete breath of fresh air, making the pending international break somewhat less boring.
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