Defender could prove ‘central to Cats’ season, says the fans
Sunderland have clinched the signing of central defender Arbenit Xhemajli – and fans are predicting big things from the club’s latest recruit.
T h e K o s o va n i nt e r n a - tional, who played for the Black Cats in their pre-season friendly at Gateshead, has agreed a two-year deal at the Stadium of Light after a “significant” compensation was agreed with Swiss club Xamax.
Xhemajli becomes the club’s fifth summer signing, following Aiden O’Brien, Bailey Wright, Remi Matthews and Morgan Feeney through the door.
And having been left impressed with what they have seen so far from their latest recruit, Sunderland fans are tipping the 22-year-old to go on to achieve big things on Wearside.
Here’s what supporters were saying on social media:
@kevsafc22 said: “Potentially very exciting signing bringing in Arbenit Xhemajli. Not going to claim I know much about him but it shows the club or certain members of the board have used their contacts or scouts they know to track this player who has decent pedigree”
@Ian_Crow3 added: “Looked a good player against Gateshead and a real threat from set pieces, hitting the post. Shrewd business at 22 year old still room to grow and already looks decent buy for this league, and I would personally put him ahead of Fla
nagan. Very happy with that”
@guffsafc73 commented: “Great! Next we need a striker with PACE!”
@KnightsyBTW posted: “Class signing, Welcome to Sunderland you Tank”
@irobarmstrong tweeted: “Signing of the season this. I hope. (Remembers Wyke, Grigg, and Dobson)”
@jonathantalbot1 joked: “Surely should be a prize for whoever comes up with a chant...”
@AS90____ added: “Gotta good feeling about this one. He's gonna be a cult legend here.”
@bywater_paul said: “Best signing of the summer.”
@Philip_RJ89 tweeted: “Excellent news! This is a leftfield and experimental transfer by Sunderland’s recent standards, but it’s hopefully a shrewd one. He’s clearly a very promising talent and it’s great that we’ve signed him!”
@ Jo n ny L ave r y 9 9 p o s ted: “Seems like the kind of signing we should have been making the minute we got into league one. Hope it works out.”