Sunderland will face Liverpool, Leeds United and Wrexham in the United States over the next ten days.
Sunderland have confirmed they will hand opportunities to several academy products when they step up their preparations for the new Premier League season with three friendly fixtures in the United States.
Regis Le Bris and his squad are heading across the Atlantic for the next steps in their pre-season campaign as they face Liverpool, Leeds United and Wrexham over the next fortnight and the likes of Trey Ogunsuyi, Finn Geragusian, Tom Proctor and Ben Kindon could all earn first-team minutes after impressing within the Academy of Light ranks over the last year. Brian Brobbey, Nilson Angulo, Habib Diarra, Robin Roefs, Simon Adingra, Arthur Masuaku and Noah Sadiki will link up with the Black Cats squad following Saturday’s meeting with Liverpool after representing their countries at this summer’s World Cup finals.
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Black Cats boss Le Bris will then be able to call upon the services of Granit Xhaka, Chemsdine Talbi, Omar Alderete and new signing Thomas Meunier when he returns to his home country as Sunderland face Ligue 1 club Lens on Saturday, August 9. A busy pre-season then comes to an end on home soil as Stade Rennais visit the Stadium of Light seven days later.
Sunderland have confirmed supporters will be able to watch their side’s progress during their preparations for the new season as their pre-season fixtures will be broadcast live on SAFC.com. Access to coverage of the remaining away and neutral venue fixtures can be purchased at a price of £30 for non-members and £20 for Black Cats members and individual fixtures are priced at £8. However, the home friendly against Stade Rennais will not be available with the United Kingdom, France or French speaking territories.
As per the club’s official website, those French Overseas Territories include Andorra, Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, France, Gabon, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Haiti, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Chad, Togo, Vanuatu.
Further details on the packages can be found at SAFC.com here.
Sunderland’s pre-season friendly schedule and broadcast details
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Regis Le Bris (Richard Sellers/PA)
Saturday 25th July: Liverpool (N - Nashville) - 5pm kick-off CDT/11pm BST (Worldwide coverage excludes United States)
Thursday 30th July: Leeds United (N - New Jersey) - 7.30pm kick-off EDT/12.30am BST (Worldwide coverage excludes United States)
Sunday 2nd August: Wrexham (N - Pennsylvania) - 12pm kick-off EDT/5pm BST (Worldwide coverage excludes United States)
Saturday 8th August: RC Lens (A) - 4pm kick-off CEST/3pm BST (Worldwide coverage excludes France and French-speaking territories listed above)
Saturday 15th August: Stade Rennais (H) - 3pm BST (Worldwide coverage excludes the United Kingdom, France and French-speaking territories listed above)
Sunderland’s initial USA tour squad
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Goalkeepers: Melker Ellborg, Simon Moore, Anthony Patterson Defenders: Trai Hume, Dan Ballard, Luke O’Nien, Reinildo, Leo Hjelde, Jenson Seelt, Jaydon Jones, Jenson Jones, Ben Kindon, Archie Lightfoot, Nordi Mukiele Midfielders: Chris Rigg, Enzo Le Fée, Alan Browne, Jack Whittaker, Charlie Dinsdale Forwards: Wilson Isidor, Trey Ogunsuyi, Finn Geragusian, Tom Proctor, Felix Scott, Romaine Mundle, Timur Tutierov.