Milan Aleksić ‘to join’ Partizan on loan as Florent Ghisolfi set to approve £1m option | OneFootball

Florent Ghisolfi is set to sanction Milan Aleksić’s Sunderland exit, with the 20-year-old closing in on a season-long loan to Partizan Belgrade for 2026-27, according to Mozzart Sport. The midfielder is said to be in Belgrade for medical checks ahead of signing.

The agreement is expected to include a €1.2million option to buy, roughly £1.03million, payable in three instalments if triggered.

Aleksić joined Sunderland from Radnički 1923 in August 2024 on a four-year contract worth around £3.1million. He arrived as an attacking midfielder but has struggled to secure regular minutes.

He made his debut as a substitute in the 1-1 draw with Millwall in November 2024, then scored in the FA Cup defeat to Stoke City in January 2025 minutes after replacing Chris Rigg. He later spent part of 2025-26 on loan at Cracovia, making eight appearances before returning in January.

In total he has 10 senior outings and one goal for Sunderland, comprising eight league games, one FA Cup tie and one League Cup appearance. He has yet to score in league football and does not appear in Régis Le Bris’s current plans.

Before Wearside he made 36 appearances and scored six goals for Radnički 1923, including two in the Serbian SuperLiga, two in the national cup and two in Europe. A move to Partizan would return him to Serbian football and offer Sunderland a pathway to a permanent sale, while Ghisolfi continues wider summer squad shaping ahead of the Premier League and European campaigns.

Source: Sunderland Echo