Granit Xhaka was offered a newly promoted Premier League return, who wishes the former Arsenal captain.
According to Sacha TavolieriThe Black Cats took a daring step for the midfielder, who should leave Bayer Leverkusen this summer after only two years in Germany.
The journalist says the newly promoted team is in talks with the Bundesliga champions of 2023-2010 on an agreement of 10 million euros (8.6 million pounds sterling) and are ready to offer a 32-year-old Swiss international a three-year contract.
It is said that they would face competition from the Saudi club Neom as well as Turkish giants Fenerbahce.
Sunderland was one of the surprise packages of last season, winning a promotion in the Premier League thanks to the championship qualifiers.
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