Five cut-price options Sunderland could target this summer | OneFootball

Sunderland plan to reinforce in the final two months of the summer window as they gear up for the Europa League. Headlines centre on Chelsea’s interest in captain Granit Xhaka, who helped secure only the club’s second European spot in his first Wearside season.

Supporters await arrivals. Sunderland Echo highlights five cut-price options in the final year of their contracts.

Southampton’s Shea Charles, 22, has reportedly been the subject of an unsuccessful Leeds United bid. The Northern Ireland midfielder, a team-mate of Trai Hume and Dan Ballard, looks set for a Premier League move and offers tenacity, energy and calm on the ball.

Girona wing-back Arnau Martinez, 23, is widely expected to depart after relegation. Capped 12 times by Spain Under-21s, he has Champions League experience from 2024/25.

With Robin Roefs attracting interest, goalkeeping cover is sensible. Olympiakos’ Konstantinos Tzolakis, 23, a nine-cap Greece international, kept 23 clean sheets in 43 appearances as AEK Athens edged the title.

Lorient’s Arthur Avom, capped 14 times by Cameroon, has been linked with Wearside in recent weeks. His ability to operate across midfield could suit Sunderland’s return to Europe, their first since 1973.

Bayern Munich’s Arijon Ibrahimovic, 20, is in the final year of his deal and has been linked with the Premier League, Serie A and the Eredivisie. The twice-capped Germany Under-21 attacker made four Bayern senior appearances before loans at Lazio, Frosinone and Heidenheim.

Source: Sunderland Echo