Sunderland are on the verge of completing the signing of a £13,000-a-week Ghanaian international midfielder Samed Abdul Salis after reaching an agreement with his club, Sportsworldghana.com understands..
According to Foot Mercato, relayed by Get Football News French, Sunderland have reached an agreement with Ligue 1 side RC Lens to sign midfielder Salis Abdul Samed, who has won 19 caps for Ghana, 7 of them coming in 2024.
The report states that 24 year-old Abdul Samed will join the Black Cats on a loan deal, which will not include an option to buy or an obligation to make the deal into a permanent one. It goes on to add that the defensive midfielder is expected on Wearside in the coming hours to undergo his medical and complete the deal, having falling out of favour quickly under new Lens boss and one time Black Cats target Will Still.
Abdul Samed is said to be on a weekly wage of €16,154 per week with the French side, which is roughly £13k, a figure that Sunderland will likely have to cover if the deal gets completed. The RC Lens midfielder has been linked with a move to England.
