Premier and Football League transfers
Definitive current and historical listings of player transfers and loans in the Premier League and Football League for all clubs.
| Date | Player | From | Type | To | Fee | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2026 | Patterson, Anthony | Millwall | Loan return | Sunderland | Loan to end of season | ||
| 31 May 2026 | Rusyn, Nazariy | Arka Gdynia | Loan return | Sunderland | Season loan | ||
| 31 May 2026 | Pembélé, Timothée | Le Havre | Loan return | Sunderland | Loan to end of season | ||
| 31 May 2026 | Tuterov, Timur | Exeter City | Loan return | Sunderland | Loan to end of season | ||
| 31 May 2026 | Bainbridge, Oliver | South Shields | Loan return | Sunderland | Loan until January | ||
| 31 May 2026 | Lavery, Tommy | Cliftonville | Loan return | Sunderland | Season loan | ||
| 31 May 2026 | Luís Semedo | Moreirense | Loan return | Sunderland | Season loan | ||
| 31 May 2026 | Neil, Dan | Ipswich Town | Loan return | Sunderland | Loan to end of season | ||
| 31 May 2026 | Samuel-Ogunsuyi, Trey | Shrewsbury Town | Loan return | Sunderland | Loan to end of season | ||
| 31 May 2026 | Adingra, Simon | AS Monaco | Loan return | Sunderland | Loan to end of season | ||
| 31 May 2026 | Hjelde, Leo | Sheffield United | Loan return | Sunderland | Loan to end of season | ||
| 31 May 2026 | Browne, Alan | Middlesbrough | Loan return | Sunderland | Season loan | ||
| 31 May 2026 | Alese, Aji | Portsmouth | Loan return | Sunderland | Loan to end of season | ||
| 31 May 2026 | Masuaku, Arthur | RC Lens | Loan return | Sunderland | Loan to end of season | ||
| 02 Feb 2026 | Angulo, Nilson | Anderlecht | Transfer | Sunderland | 17,500,000 | Reported fee | |
| 01 Feb 2026 | Roberts, Patrick | Birmingham City | Loan return | Sunderland | Season loan | ||
| 01 Feb 2026 | Ellborg, Melker | Malmo FF | Transfer | Sunderland | 3,400,000 | Reported fee | |
| 01 Feb 2026 | Aouchiche, Adil | Aberdeen | Loan return | Sunderland | Season loan | ||
| 25 Jan 2026 | Aleksić, Milan | Cracovia Krakow | Loan return | Sunderland | Season loan | ||
| 25 Jan 2026 | Aleksić, Milan | Cracovia Krakow | Loan return | Sunderland | Season loan | ||
| 16 Jan 2026 | Ta Bi, Jocelin | Maccabi Netanya | Transfer | Sunderland | 3,000,000 | Reported fee | |
| 01 Sep 2025 | Geertruida, Lutsharel | RB Leipzig | Loan | Sunderland | Season loan | ||
| 01 Sep 2025 | Traoré, Bertrand | Ajax | Transfer | Sunderland | 2,500,000 | Reported fee | |
| 01 Sep 2025 | Brobbey, Brian | Ajax | Transfer | Sunderland | 17,300,000 | To £21.3million maximum | |
| 17 Aug 2025 | Mukiele, Nordi | Paris St Germain | Transfer | Sunderland | 9,500,000 | To £12million maximum | |
| 12 Aug 2025 | Alderete, Omar | Getafe | Transfer | Sunderland | 10,400,000 | Reported fee | |
| 10 Aug 2025 | Masuaku, Arthur | Besiktas | Transfer | Sunderland | Free | ||
| 06 Aug 2025 | Marc Guiu | Chelsea | Loan | Sunderland | Season loan | ||
| 01 Aug 2025 | Roefs, Robin | NEC Nijmegen | Transfer | Sunderland | 9,000,000 | To £11.5million maximum | |
| 30 Jul 2025 | Xhaka, Granit | Bayer Leverkusen | Transfer | Sunderland | 13,000,000 | To £17million maximum | |
| 10 Jul 2025 | Adingra, Simon | Brighton and Hove Albion | Transfer | Sunderland | 21,000,000 | Reported fee | |
| 09 Jul 2025 | Talbi, Chemsdine | Club Brugge | Transfer | Sunderland | 16,500,000 | To £19million maximum | |
| 08 Jul 2025 | Reinildo | Lille OSC | Transfer | Sunderland | Free | ||
| 04 Jul 2025 | Sadiki, Noah | Union St Gilloise | Transfer | Sunderland | 17,200,000 | Reported fee | |
| 01 Jul 2025 | Diarra, Habib | Strasbourg | Transfer | Sunderland | 27,000,000 | To £30million maximum |