Sunderland eye Malick Fofana amid ongoing pursuit of Igor Paixão

Malick Fofana's chaotic move to Sunderland was "a really difficult story to cover", says BBC Senior football correspondent Sami Mokbel. The Black Cats eventually beat Crystal Palace to the signing of the 21-year-old forward from Lyon in a deal worth £30m, after previous interest from Arsenal. "It was really a dramatic day and definitely one of the narratives of Deadline Day for sure," Mokbel told BBC Radio Newcastle.

Malick Fofana ended up joining Sunderland on transfer deadline day, after a whirlwind 24 hours during which he looked set to join three different clubs.Photo by Ahmad Mora/Getty ImagesFollowing links ...

Sunderland Win Race for Malick Fofana in Major Transfer StatementSunderland have moved decisively to land Malick Fofana, beating Crystal Palace to one of the more closely watched attacking deals of th...

Sunderland AFC have signed Belgium international winger Malick Fofana (21) from Ligue 1 side Lyon, both clubs have announced. OL have confirmed that the Black Cats have struck a €40m agreement with ...

Sunderland have completed the signing of Lyon winger Malick Fofana in a club-record £30.8m deal after an extraordinary Deadline Day saga involving Crystal Palace, one medical and two private jets.The...

French football expert Robin Bairner says Sunderland fans will love Malick Fofana after the Black Cats beat Crystal Palace to sign the winger. "This would be a really tremendous signing not only for what Fofana can provide for them at the moment but for what he can potentially do for them in the future," Bairner told BBC Radio Newcastle.

Sunderland Director of Football Florent Ghisolfi says new signing Malick Fofana possesses "all the attributes to thrive in the Premier League". The Black Cats have beaten Crystal Palace to the signing of Fofana - who had previously been linked with Arsenal - from Lyon in a deal worth £30m. The forward becomes Sunderland's fifth signing of the summer and has agreed a long-term deal at the Stadium of Light.

Both clubs send planes to France to acquire Lyon winger Sunderland submit deal sheet for £31m transfer Sunderland and Crystal Palace were involved in an extraordinary deadline day tug of war that concluded with Malick Fofana agreeing to swap Lyon for the Stadium of Light in a club-record £31m move. on Tuesday morning it had seemed that the 21-year-old Belgium winger was heading for Sunderland on a five-year contract, but then Pierre Sage led an attempt to hijack the deal. Palace’s manager coached Fofana at Lyon and forged a strong bond with a player he was keen to bring to Selhurst Park. After speaking to Sage on the phone, Fofana seemed to have changed his mind and decided he wanted to reunite with his old boss in south London. Sunderland, though, refused to surrender. Continue reading...

Olympique Lyonnais forward Malick Fofana (21) has decided to join Sunderland over Crystal Palace, according to a report Sacha Tavolieri. The Belgium international forward has made his choice in favour...

A transfer deadline day tug-of-war has seen Sunderland finally beat Crystal Palace for the signature of winger Malick Fofana. At various stages of the day, both clubs believed that they had the upper hand; however, it is Sunderland that have emerged victorious. The deal being confirmed by transfer news specialist Sacha Tavolieri Sunderland Beat Crystal …

Crystal Palace are reported to have regained the upper hand over Sunderland in the race to sign Olympique Lyonnais’ Malick Fofana (21), according to Foot Mercato.Initially linked with the Black Cats...

Sunderland AFC are not giving up in the frantic race to sign Belgium international winger Malick Fofana (21), according to L’Equipe. The Black Cats thought they had a clean run at signing Fofana aft...

Sunderland have identified a new target should the deal to bring Lyon winger Malik Fofana to the club. Fofana had looked all set to move to Wearside today; however, Crystal Palace have now also agreed a fee and are attempting to pursuade the player to move Selhurst Park instead of the Stadium. Should the Deal …

Sunderland have agreed a deal to sign winger Malick Fofana from Lyon on a five-year contract, sources have told ESPN.

Sunderland agree a deal worth just under £30m for Lyon winger Malick Fofana, who is set to sign a five-year contract.

RB Leipzig have recently been linked with a move for Olympique Lyon winger Malick Fofana, but it appears the Belgium international will not be joining Die Roten Bullen.According to The Athletic’s Da...

Malick Fofana is set to join Sunderland, with Arsenal opting not to pursue the signing at Lyon’s valuation of the winger.Photo by Ahmad Mora/Getty ImagesOn Monday night, David Ornstein of The Athlet...

Fabrizio Romano has reported that Sunderland are to sign Belgian interntional and Lyon winger Malick Fofana. A deal has been verbally agreed and a fee of 30 miilion euros plus add ons has been accepted by the French club. Arsenal were believed to be front runners to sign the 21-year-old but were reluctant to pay …

Sunderland AFC are on the verge of signing Arsenal target Malick Fofana (21) from Lyon, according to The Athletic. The 21-year-old has been given permission to fly out to Wearside to complete his medi...

Sunderland AFC have turned their focus towards signing Lyon winger Malick Fofana (21) given the Black Cats are making little to no progress with Marseille to sign Brazilian winger Igor Paixaõ (26), a...

Sunderland have been credited with interest in Lyon winger Malick Fofana, who has been linked with Hull City and Roma, amid their ongoing pursuit of Marseille winger Igor Paixão.

Sunderland have finally completed the signing of Lyon winger Malick Fofana after a dramatic Deadline Day transfer saga involving two private jets and the player changing his mind multiple times.

Crystal Palace and Sunderland have both agreed deals to sign Malick Fofana, leaving the winger at the centre of a transfer tug-of-war with his next destination still to be decided on Deadline Day.