Sunderland near Forest’s £142m Premier League spending record

Sunderland are just shy of breaking the record for the biggest-spending newly promoted team in Premier League history, with Sunday’s arrival of Nordi Mukiele taking their overall spend to around £141.5m ($192m).

Mukiele, a 27-year-old defender, joined the Black Cats from Paris Saint-Germain in a deal worth €11m, with €3m in performance-related add-ons.

The deal means Sunderland are just £500,000 shy of Nottingham Forest’s record £142m spend in the summer of 2022.

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Mukiele represented Stade Lavallois, Montpellier and Bundesliga outfit RB Leipzig before joining PSG, while spending last season on loan at Bayer Leverkusen.

He told the club’s official website: “It’s a new challenge and I’m happy to be here. I saw the atmosphere of the stadium, and this is something I really like.

“The fans are very important in football, and especially in Sunderland. I came here to fight for them. I see some good players and see their quality, so I believe that we can do something good together — and when I say together, I mean the players, the fans and the city. We will need everyone this season.”

Sunderland earned an emphatic 3-0 win over West Ham on Saturday, getting their Premier League campaign off to a perfect start. They face Burnley next on Saturday.

Information from PA contributed to this report.