Former Sunderland player and treble winner with Manchester United Dwight Yorke has had his say on Sunderland's Europa League campaign and how the Lads will cope with the extra games and intense travelling that comes with Thursday night football. We spoke to Dwight via Reviant. PROMOTED TEAMS HAVE AMBITION "Sunderland are going to be mindful of that, as these teams are coming up and they want to finish as high as possible. They want to do well to make sure, like I said, that teams like Hull,...

Reinildo reflected on Sunderland's win against RC Lens and spoke about how pre-season has gone in general. HAPPY WITH THE GAME “It was a very good game. We have a good feeling with all the squad and the players who have arrived late. We did a really good job on the pitch so we are happy - not just about the result but the way we played in the first and second half. It’s a good way to start the season.” PRE-SEASON PREPARATIONS “It was tough, everyone knows that pre-season is tough, but it’s...

After some intense speculation about his future over the last handful of days, it now appears that Granit Xhaka is set to stay at Sunderland AFC. It became public knowlegde that Xabi Alonso was a huge admirer of the Swiss international, who captained his Bayer Leverkusen side to an undefeated Bundesliga title win in 2023/24, and the player was also said to be keen on the move. Chelsea's initial bid of £8m was simply never going to be accepted by Sunderland - for their best player, captain and...