Joel Asoro seals permanent exit from Swansea City - but Sunderland AFC are unlikely to majorly benefit

The youngster left the Stadium of Light following the club’s relegation to League One and joined the Swans in a deal worth up to £2million, penning a four-year-deal in South Wales.

But the 21-year-old has struggled for regular opportunities at the Liberty Stadium and spent time on loan with Groningen in Holland and Italian side Genoa over the past two years.

And having been told his opportunities with the Championship side would be limited, Asoro has now completed a permanent exit – returning to his homeland to sign for Swedish top-flight club Djurgardens IF.

Asoro has moved for an undisclosed fee, which is not thought to be close to the sum the Swans spent to bring in the forward in 2018.

Sunderland, therefore, don’t look set to majorly benefit from any potential sell-on clause that may have been inserted into the deal.

It was not confirmed at the time of Asoro’s exit whether the Black Cats would benefit from any subsequent move for the youngster but, given that most those clauses relate to a percentage of any profit being made, it may not come into play anyway given Swansea have sold the forward at a loss.

If a fee was to be received as part of Asoro’s exit, it would likely be a small one.

This is a different scenario to that of Josh Maja, where Bordeaux would make a profit were the striker to complete a permanent move to Fulham in the summer – with Sunderland then in-line to financially benefit.

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