Former Tottenham striker Jermaine Defoe has revealed Granit Xhaka asked for his input before moving to the "sleeping giants" of Sunderland.

Xhaka ranked Henderson highly when taking part in this challenge, and it’s not hard to understand why. Indeed, Henderson has often got the better of Xhaka during their careers, as the numbers show.

The Black Cats have made a fist of the market by spending £130million, with former Arsenal star Granit Xhaka swapping Bayer ...

Sunderland have secured Marc Guiu on loan from Chelsea for their 2025-26 Premier League campaign. The 19-year-old joins Regis Le Bris’ side on a season-long loan deal as last season’s Championship ...

A 2-1 win over Sheffield United in the Championship play-off final in May marked the club's return to the Premier League after an eight-year absence.

Le Bris was appointed in late June 2024 and guided Sunderland back to the Premier League via the Championship play-offs last ...

Granit Xhaka has already made his debut in Sunderland's shirt in a friendly match against Real Betis, where the Black Cats lost 0-1.

The English second-tier holds special memories for Akpom, who actually outscored Viktor Gyokeres to win the golden boot ...

Granit Xhaka says joining Sunderland is the “biggest challenge” of his career, as he returns to the Premier League after two ...

Granit Xhaka says joining Sunderland is the “biggest challenge” of his career, as he returns to the Premier League after two ...

Granit Xhaka has secured a huge move to Sunderland and, in doing so, left Bayer Leverkusen head coach Erik ten Hag embarrassed in the process. Sunderland stunned the world of football by announcing ...

Sunderland have been the seventh highest spenders in the Premier League this summer. And yet, it might just be necessary ...