Sunderland pip Crystal Palace in battle of the private jets to land Malick Fofana

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.

Sunderland face a busy end to the summer transfer window with Dodi Lukebakio emerging as a potential target

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