A few days ago Alexandre Mendy went very public with his desire to join Sunderland this summer. He shared his excitement, talked about being keen to travel for a medical and taking his family to England, and spoke about manager Regis Le Bris.
However, SM Caen had been hoping to get as much as €5m for Mendy, who was Ligue 2’s top scorer last season. The French club are beginning to realise that won’t be happening but they still want better than what has been proposed so far.
A really interesting report from France3Normany, says that according to their information, a club from Saudi Arabia made an offer which ‘did not exceed €500k’, and Sunderland are ‘offering less than €1m’ at the moment.
France3Normandy explain clubs simply don’t want to pay as much as Caen want for a 30-year-old, so there’s going to have to be a major compromise.
The player is determined to move, and wasn’t taken on the club’s recent training trip. He’s made his Sunderland desire clear but this is a situation which could drag on through the summer.
