Josh Maja has left Sunderland to join Bordeaux.
Josh Maja has taken to Twitter to send a message to Sunderland after moving to Bordeaux in the January transfer window.
As announced on Sunderland’s official website, Maja has joined French club Bordeaux.
According to The Daily Mail, the Black Cats will be a paid a transfer fee of £3.5 million for the 20-year-old forward.
The youngster has taken to Twitter to send a message to Sunderland and has expressed his delight at his switch to Bordeaux.
Replacement needed
Maja was one of the best players for Sunderland this season, and the Black Cats need to replace the youngster.
According to WhoScored, the 20-year-old forward scored 15 goals in 25 League One appearances for Jack Ross’s side this campaign.
Sky Sports have claimed that Sunderland are interested in signing Will Grigg from Wigan Athletic in the January transfer window.
Wigan manager Paul Cook has told Sky Sports that the Black Cats have made four bids, and that all of those offers have been turned down by the Championship.
Cook told Sky Sports: “I think Sunderland have made four bids for Will, but the fact we’ve rebuffed four bids, you can clearly see our intent is not to sell players.
“Unfortunately, everybody is expecting them to come back, but we want to strengthen and keep our better players.”
Meanwhile, Sunderland owner Stewart Donald has explained on Twitter the terms of the transfer of Maja to Bordeaux.
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