Sunderland continued their recruitment drive following promotion as we speak by confirming the arrival of full-back Reinildo Mandava.
The 31-year-old’s contract at Atletico Madrid expired following the Membership World Cup and he has signed a two-year deal on the Stadium of Gentle.
Reinildo will carry much-needed expertise to a Sunderland squad that, regardless of being the youngest within the Championship final season, managed to clinch a spot within the top-flight through the play-offs.
He mentioned: “It’s a dream come true as a result of it has all the time been my ambition to play within the Premier League – and I can’t wait to play for an historic membership like Sunderland. I’m excited to satisfy the group, to combat, and to provide all the things for the membership.
“I need to assist, to provide energy to my team-mates, and transmit my expertise within the dressing room. Above all else, I need to make folks comfortable and I’ll give all the things to make that occur.”
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The Mozambique worldwide, whose final look for Atletico got here towards Paris Saint-Germain final month, has additionally performed for Benfica and Lille, with whom he gained the Ligue 1 title and was named within the Ligue 1 Staff of the Yr in 2021.
Sunderland sporting director Kristjaan Speakman mentioned: “We’ve needed to be affected person to finalise this switch as a consequence of his involvement within the Membership World Cup, however we’re delighted to welcome Reinildo to Wearside.
“We really feel he’s a super profile for our full-back place and his expertise is an ideal match for our squad composition. He’s proven an actual need to affix our membership all through our discussions, and to be the primary Mozambican to play within the Premier League.
“He’s extremely motivated by this problem and he has a persona I’m positive our supporters will join with, so we’re wanting ahead to welcoming him to Sunderland later this month.”
Reinildo will compete with Dennis Cirkin for the left-back berth and joins Enzo Le Payment, whose mortgage deal from Roma was made everlasting, Noah Sadiki and Habib Diarra as new arrivals on Wearside.
