Sunderland transfer news: Deal details revealed as Nazariy Rusyn edges towards permanent exit
Florent Ghisolfi has made a fast start to the summer transfer window as he looks to find moves for a number of play
Nazariy Rusyn is closing in on a permanent Sunderland exit, according to reports.
According to Ukrainian outlet Sport.ua, the Black Cats have agreed a fee with FC Karpaty Lviv and a deal could therefore be concluded in the coming days. Having struggled to break into the Sunderland first team on a regular basis, Rusyn joined Polish top-tier side Arka Gdynia in January and scored four goals in the second half of the campaign.
Sunderland will likely make a loss on the fee paid to Zorya Luhansk to sign Rusyn back in the summer of 2023, While the framework of a deal with the Ukrainian club is in place, it is said that Rusyn still needs to come to an agreement with Sunderland before his departure can be finalised - the forward has a year to run on his current contract at the club.
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If Sunderland do secure a fee it will help limit their loss from an SCR perspective, as a profit/loss is calculated against the book value of a player at the time of their sale and added to the club's overall calculation as an average across three years. It would also represent another important step forward in director of football Florent Ghisolfi's work to trim the wage bill and secure moves for players who have little prospect of featuring in Régis Le Bris's plans for next season. Milan Aleksić last week completed a move to Serbian side Partizan Belgrade on an initial loan move, but there is an option to make the deal permanent next summer for a fee reportedly in the region of £1,000,000. Harrison Jones has also completed a permanent exit from the club, joining League One side Peterborough United.
The club have a number of players returning from loans elsewhere ahead of pre-season, including Arthur Masuaku, Jenson Seelt, Timothée Pembélé, Simon Adingra, Alan Browne, Leo Hjelde and Aji Alese. Anthony Patterson is also expected to depart this summer following his loan at Millwall, and has significant interest in his signature.