Transfer news: Sunderland, West Brom and Atletico Madrid linke wdithnce Fra international
Sunderland, West Brom and Atletico Madrid were reportedly interested in free agent midfielder Yan M’Vila this summer.
Sunderland, West Brom and Atletico Madrid were reportedly interested in free agent midfielder Yan M’Vila this summer.
The 33-year-old one-time Sunderland loanee is currently without a club after leaving Greek outfit Olympiacos at the end of last season.
The France international spent a memorable season at the Black Cats, as he helped guide the side to Premier League survival during the 2015-16 campaign.
He featured 40 times for the Wearsiders during his year in the North East, netting once, a free-kick against Aston Villa in the league. However, after Sunderland declined to take up an option to make the deal a permanent one, M’Vila left England and returned to Rubin Kazan.
The Black Cats were then relegated from the Premier League the following season under David Moyes, ending the club’s ten-season stay in the top-flight of English football with M’Vila going on to play for Inter Milan, Saint-Étienne and Olympiacos.
However, reports in M’Vila’s homeland had claimed that the midfielder was the subject of interest from several clubs – including Sunderland – and that the player spoke with owner Kyril Louis-Dreyfus.
French outlet RMC Sport stated: “In England, two clubs inquired: West Bromwich Albion, where the coach is called Carlos Corberán and knew M’Vila in Greece, and Sunderland: the player had also exchanged this summer with Kyril Louis-Dreyfus, owner of the Championship team and son of the former bosses of OM.”
The RMC Sport report continued: “In Spain, Yann M’Vila also interested Atletico de Madrid, who were looking to strengthen their midfield.”
