Overview
- Media reports, citing TeamTalk and relayed by other outlets, say Sunderland are preparing an ambitious approach near £30m for Matías Soulé but no formal offer has been confirmed.
- Sporting director Florent Ghisolfi is described as driving the pursuit and previously worked at Roma, where he helped bring Soulé to the club.
- Soulé’s representatives are reported to want a Premier League move, a factor that could encourage talks if Roma choose to engage.
- Roma have previously valued Soulé at about €35–40m and view player sales as a way to raise funds for other targets and meet financial planning, so price and timing will shape any deal.
- If it proceeds, the signing would underline Sunderland’s ambitious summer recruitment and change their attacking options, but competing interest from other clubs means the situation remains unsettled.