Man Utd ace Amad Diallo reacts on social media as Simon Adingra completes £20m move to Sunderland from Brighton

The Manchester United winger left a short but sweet reply to Sunderland's tweet announcing the deal, simply posting 'Wow'. Amad spent a successful season on loan with Sunderland in 2022-23, and is an international teammate with fellow Ivorian Adingra.

The deal for the 22-year-old is understood to be worth £18.5m up front with £2m in add-ons. Adingra has signed a five-year contract with the Black Cats.

He is the Wearside club's sixth permanent signing of the summer. Most notably, the Black Cats made Enzo Le Fee's loan deal permanent in a £20m deal with Club Brugge, while midfielder Habib Diarra joined for a club record fee of £30 from Ligue 1 side Strasbourg.

Maybe Amad will be less effusive about the deal once Sunderland line up against United on the 4th October. Most pundits are giving the Black Cats little hope of remaining in the Premier League, but if they can get their new signings to gel, they may be able to surprise incumbent Premier League sides in the rapidly approaching season.