Director of Football Florent Ghisolfi has revealed a simple instruction for staff and players during a return season to the Premier League - "be Sunderland". The 41-year-old left a role as sporting director at AS Roma last summer before he joined the Black Cats in July as they prepared for their Premier League return. Speaking to BBC Radio Newcastle about why he came to Sunderland, Ghisolfi said: "The potential of the club. To be the best version of ourselves, the best version of Sunderland and this is the most important. No objective, just be the best version of Sunderland.

Source: BBC April 01, 2026 17:16 UTC