Sunderland get green light for €15m striker deal after fresh reports
The Black Cats are reportedly close to signing Croatia striker Matija Frigan
Reports in Europe sugges Sunderland are “on the verge” of a transfer breakthrough as early as next week A move for Matija Frigan is seemingly gathering pace and could happen before the end of the regular season.
The Black Cats are known to be interested in attacking reinforcements. They were linked with a number of forwards during the January transfer window and ended up signing Wilson Isidor on a permanent deal. He hasn’t scored in his last 11 games.
According to the European football outlet Het Nieuwsblad, a “personal agreement already exists between Frigan and Sunderland”. A loan is thought to be on the table for the player, with an option to buy at the end of the current season.
However, Croatian outlet Sportske has now claimed that Frigan is “on the verge” of concluding a transfer to Sunderland. Their article adds that one detail remains to be agreed upon but that the decision “could be known as early as Monday or Tuesday".
Their report added: “One more item has not been resolved, and it is the subject of discussions between Westerlo and the Championship club. Sunderland wants to have Frigan on loan until the summer and to include in that contract that they will buy him back if they qualify for the Premier League, for 15million euros. At the same time, they would pay Westerlo for half a year of the loan.
Sportske also states that Westerlo would like Sunderland “to buy him in any case, even at a lower price, say 7million euros” if they don’t win promotion to the Premier League.
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