Overview
- Late July reports say Sunderland have agreed five-year personal terms with 20-year-old Dayann Méthalie and are in club-to-club talks with Toulouse over a reported €30m fee, but no confirmation has been issued by either club.
- Méthalie is a France Under-21 left-back who can also play as a left wing-back or left-sided centre-back and had a breakout 2025–26 season in Ligue 1 that attracted Premier League interest.
- Sunderland lost Dennis Cirkin at the end of his contract and currently have Reinildo as the main left-back option, making the signing a direct response to a clear squad need.
- The reported €30m fee would be a club-record sale for Toulouse and represents a sizeable investment for Sunderland that fits their model of buying young, high-upside players.
- Chronicle Live reports that Newcastle did not make an approach for Méthalie and the transfer remains a developing story that requires an official announcement to be final.