Salis Abdul Samed Set For Sunderland Move: RC Lens Agree Over Ghana Midfielder's Transfer

• Ghanaian midfielder Salis Abdul Samed is set to join English Championship side Sunderland
• The Black Stars midfielder will join the Black Cats in England after RC Lens agreed to his loan
• Abdul Samed was left out of Ghana's squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers

Ghanaian star Salis Abdul Samed is set to join AFC Sunderland in the English Championship after reportedly sealing a transfer move.

The 24-year-old, who has been rooted to RC Lens' reserve side in France, has agreed to join the Black Cats in the second-tier English league.

Abdul Samed is expected to join Sunderland during the summer window on an initial loan deal that could become permanent if he impresses.

According to Get Football News France, the two clubs have agreed on a straight loan deal for the Ghanaian midfielder.

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Sunderland manager Regis Le Bris, who formerly coached Lorient in Ligue 1, is said to be a huge fan of Abdul Samed.

Le Bris teases Abdul Samed's arrival

The Sunderland coach hinted that Abdul Samed could join the club before the transfer window shuts on Friday.

“There are lots of different situations with different players. We are working on the striker subject, the midfielder subject, but other positions as well because there are many things that could happen in these next couple of days," Le Bris said, as quoted by SI.

"It is possible with Samed and [Milan] Aleksic, but it is not [done]. We are working hard, and I hope that, in the end, we have a more balanced team, more talented players, and so on."

Le Bris also suggested that Abdul Samed could play a key role in Sunderland's ambition to rejoin the Premier League.

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“We don't know exactly yet what the situation will be, but I'm confident because I think we have a good team with a strong core - and if we can add some specific elements to this core, I think that the balance will be better."

The Black Cats last featured in the Premier League in 2016/17, when they finished bottom of the table and were relegated.

Samed left out of Ghana squad

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Ghana coach Otto Addo named his 23-man squad for the 2025 AFCON qualifiers next month.

The Black Stars will host Angola in Kumasi before travelling to Morocco to face Niger in the opening two games of qualifier ties.

Andre Ayew is a notable absence from Ghana's newest squad, with Salis Abdul Samed also failing to make the team list.

Source: YEN.com.gh