A new “overweight” report surfaces regarding Sunderland AFC’s transfer target at PSG.
Sunderland’s summer transfer aim This season, Ayman Kari has returned to PSG training while being overweight.
According to French source Le 10 Sport, the midfielder is not presently being considered for selection by the Ligue 1 winners.
Regis Le Bris, who left Lorient after their relegation from the French top-flight last season, was hired as Sunderland’s new manager this summer.
There were also nine new players added to The Stadium of Light’s first-team roster before the market closed on August 30th.
However, Kari was one player for whom the Black Cats were unable to reach an agreement before the deadline.
Sunderland missed out on a move for PSG player.
On deadline day, reports surfaced that the Championship club was in discussions with PSG to sign Kari.
There was speculation that the 19-year-old may have spent this season on loan at The Stadium of Light.
Such a deal would have reunited the midfielder with Le Bris, after he spent last season on loan with Lorient, making 15 appearances in an injury-plagued season.
Kari’s career has taken a new turn when the deal to join Sunderland did not go through.
According to the most recent report, the midfielder returned to PSG training overweight this summer and has demonstrated little enthusiasm.
Kari was expected to play for Luis Enrique’s first-team in Paris this season, but has yet to make a matchday roster.
As a result, the midfielder is yet to make his competitive debut for PSG, and his contract with the club is slated to expire at the end of the season.
Sunderland, on the other hand, has had a solid start to the current Championship season, winning four and losing one of their first five league games.
| Sunderland 2024/25 Championship record – as of 18th September 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Opposition | Result |
| 10/08/24 | Cardiff City (A) | Won 2-0 |
| 18/08/24 | Sheffield Wednesday (H) | Won 4-0 |
| 24/08/24 | Burnley (H) | Won 1-0 |
| 31/08/24 | Portsmouth (A) | Won 3-1 |
| 14/09/24 | Plymouth Argyle (A) | Lost 3-2 |
That puts them second in the early rankings, with 12 points, ahead of Middlesbrough’s visit to the Stadium of Light on Saturday.
Kari’s move may benefit the Black Cats.
It appears that Sunderland’s failure to sign Kari may now be seen positively.
Of course, given his relationship to Le Bris from their time at Lorient last season, it may have felt like a logical signing to make this summer.
However, the midfielder’s current troubles at PSG appear to depict a quite different image.
Given his apparent weight and absence from the French capital, it appears that he would not have made much of an effect at The Stadium of Light if he had made the transfer.
Not only would this have been upsetting for Sunderland from a sporting standpoint, but it might also have resulted in a loss of financial investment in the transaction.
Given their good start to the Championship season, it appears that they are surviving well even without this arrangement.
With that in mind, it appears like Sunderland may have gotten off lightly when their attempts to sign Kari fell through.
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