Confirmed: Leon Dajaku heads to Sunderland on loan
While details on a transfer from Bayern remain sketchy, it can be confirmed that Leon Dajaku will play for AFC Sunderland in Football League One this season.
| Leon Dajaku. | Photo: Jeollo, Vfb-exklusiv.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 |
As noted in an earlier article, it is tacitly assumed that Union purchased the 20-year-old from FC Bayern this summer. Some reports say that the Berliners paid €1 million to sign the attacker permanently.
In any event, Dajaku--who has still only made three appearances for Union thus far--is headed to the Stadium of Light on a season-long-loan with third-tier English side Sunderland.
"Due to his absences owing to injury and illness, it was difficult for Leon to play his way into the team," Runhert said in a statement, "We consider this an important step in his further development."
Confirmation on the case of another German footballer--keeper Ron-Thorben Hoffmann of FC Bayern II--supposedly headed to Sunderland on loan has not come yet.
🤝 Viel Erfolg bei @SunderlandAFC, Leon!
— 1. FC Union Berlin 🇪🇺🛫 (@fcunion) August 31, 2021
✊ Bleib gesund und hau Dich rein, wir sehen uns!
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Our new number 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻.#WillkommenLeon ✍️ pic.twitter.com/22tKHjjhJl
— Sunderland AFC (@SunderlandAFC) August 31, 2021
