It was a busy window of transfer tinkering for Sunderland chief Kristjaan Speakman during the summer with some business also bleeding over into the Autumn.
The Black Cats saw 18 players leave this club this summer with a mixture of releases, sales and loans taking place at the Academy of Light during the window.
Speakman was also able to secure several important first-team contracts for some of Sunderland’s key assets whilst also bringing 14 new players to the club. Several highly-rated youngsters also signed new deals.
Here, we take a look at all of the business sanctioned by Sunderland’s sporting director Speakman this summer:
1. IN: Milan Aleksic
Sunderland completed a deal for Serbian midfielder Milan Aleksic. The 19-year-old has signed a four-year deal to make the move from FK Radnicki 1923. While the fee is officially undisclosed, Serbian media have reported that the Black Cats have spent close to £3.1million in securing the highly-rated midfielder. Aleksic won his first call-up to the senior Serbia squad earlier this year and was a player in demand this summer. | Frank Reid
2. OUT: Hemir
Sunderland striker Hemir concluded a season-long loan to Italian giants Juventus last sumer. Sunderland confirmed that Juventus hold an option to make the deal permanent. Since joining last summer after his departure from Benfica, Hemir struggled to make an impact and was not part of Regis Le Bris’ plans through the season's early stages. Hemir will drop down to Juventus’ second team Juventus Next Gen, who currently play in the third tier of Italian football with Kristjaan Speakman dubbing the move a “positive step”. | Getty Images
3. NEW CONTRACT: Chris Rigg
Chris Rigg signed his first professional contract with Sunderland. The 17-year-old academy graduate has agreed a three-deal to stay at the Stadium of Light until at least 2027 | Getty Images
4. OUT: Jack Clarke
Ipswich Town paid £15million up front for the former Leeds United and Tottenham winger with £5million in add-ons also inserted into the deal. Spurs, however, will be owed 25 per cent. | Nigel French/PA Wire