Sunderland target Igor Paixão ‘to stay’ at Marseille this summer | OneFootball

According to GetFootballNewsFrance.com, Olympique de Marseille winger Igor Paixão, 26, is not expected to leave before the transfer window closes, despite interest from Sunderland AFC.

Sunderland are said to have re-established contact with Marseille in recent hours, but the Brazilian will therefore play a second consecutive season in Ligue 1. The stance follows OM’s inability to register new players, which has prompted the club to keep him this summer.

He joined from Feyenoord for €30m last summer and quickly became a key figure.

In 2025-26 he made 42 appearances, scoring 12 goals and providing seven assists in all competitions.

He started and delivered an assist in OM’s opening-day win over RC Strasbourg Alsace last week. Injured afterwards, he did not travel to Monaco on Sunday.

Source: GetFootballNewsFrance.com

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