Sunderland confirm £25.7m Malick Fofana transfer in double swoop after deadline

Sunderland and Crystal Palace have been battling to sign Lyon winger Malick Fofana in the transfer saga of deadline day

Both clubs send planes to France to acquire Lyon winger Sunderland submit deal sheet for £31m transfer Sunderland and Crystal Palace were involved in an extraordinary deadline-day tug of war that concluded with Malick Fofana agreeing to swap Lyon for the Stadium of Light in a club-record £31m move. On Tuesday mornin

Fofana has been at the heart of a deadline day transfer saga between the two Premier League sides.

Crystal Palace and Sunderland have both agreed deals to sign Malick Fofana, leaving the winger at the centre of a transfer tug-of-war with his next destination still to be decided on Deadline Day.

Crystal Palace swoop for Malick Fofana despite Sunderland talks - sources  ESPN

Crystal Palace attempt to hijack Sunderland's move for Lyon's Malick Fofana.