Sunderland have reportedly reached an agreement with RB Leipzig to sign defender Lutsharel Geertruida on transfer deadline day.
The 25-year-old only joined Leipzig last summer from Feyenoord for around for around €20m, but the defender is allegedly ‘dissatisfied’ and is open to a departure.
Nottingham Forest and Atalanta BC had been credited with an interest in Geertruida, but the 17-cap Netherland international now looks set to join newly-promoted Premier League side Sunderland.
According to The Athletic, the Black Cats have agreed to sign Geertruida on a loan deal with an option to buy, and the defender has already landed in Sunderland ahead of undergoing a medical.
Geertruida made a total of 35 appearances across all competitions last season - including eight in the Champions League - for a Leipzig outfit who finished seventh in the Bundesliga.
The versatile defender, who primarily operates at right-back, could soon become Sunderland’s 13th summer signing, although one of those - striker Marc Guiu - is ‘expected’ to make a swift return to parent club Chelsea.
Defenders Omar Alderete, Nordi Mukiele, Reinildo Mandava and Arthur Masuaku are among the arrivals that have already been added to Regis Le Bris’ first-team squad this summer.
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