After the club’s promotion to the Championship, there were a number of players who left the club. Some, however, signed new deals whilst Sunderland set about their activity in the transfer market.
Here, we take a look at the 34 players the Black Cats were linked with during the summer window and what happened to the deals:
21. Aji Alese
The defender made the move to Sunderland on a permanent deal from West Ham Photo: FRANK REID 2022
22. Amad Diallo
The attacker signed for Sunderland on loan from Manchester United Photo: MARTIN KEEP
23. Regan Poole
The defender remains at Lincoln City in League One despite links to Sunderland Photo: George Wood
24. Will Smallbone
The midfielder is now on loan at Stoke City from Southampton Photo: Warren Little
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