Sunderland are interested in signing Granit Xhaka from Bayer Leverkusen; the 32-year-old has three years left on his current deal; Sunderland face competition from Saudi Arabia for the ex-Arsenal midfielder;

It was the opportunity to see Habib Diarra (21) debut in the Black Cats' jersey.Regis Le Bris emphasized that these commitments aim to develop connections between new players and the rest of the squad.