Sunderland pip Crystal Palace in battle of the private jets to land Malick Fofana | Sunderland
By: Louise Taylor | Published: 2026-09-01 22:15:29 | Source: www.theguardian.com
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.
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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…
