Plenty of gamers have swapped La Liga for the Premier League this summer time, together with Martin Zubimendi and Thierno Barry. And the newest to take action shall be Getafe defender Omar Alderete.
Alderete has beforehand been linked with a change to the Premier League with Tottenham Hotspur, though it won’t be the London membership that the centre-back joins. As reported by Diario AS, he’s set to signal for newly-promoted Sunderland, with a deal having been agreed with Getafe.
As per the report, Sunderland have agreed a deal value €13m (€12m + €1m in add-ons) with Getafe, and Alderete will now journey to the north east of England to endure medical checks – earlier than finalising the transfer. Barring any setbacks, he’ll be capable to make his Premier League debut subsequent weekend.
Alderete exit is a blow – however Getafe want the cash
For the second summer time in a row, Getafe have managed to financial institution €10m+ for a defender, following Gaston Alvarez’s transfer to Saudi Professional League facet Al Qadasiya 12 months in the past. The Madrid membership wanted to lift funds so as to have the ability to bankroll a spending spree, and this may now begin within the coming weeks.
For now, Getafe’s major focus shall be to discover a substitute for Alderete, who’s a large loss for head coach Jose Bordalas. It was a blended bag of a season for Los Azulones throughout the 2024-25 season, which finally noticed them file a decent thirteenth place end within the La Liga standings.
Getafe shall be one of many groups to observe within the remaining weeks of the summer time switch window, as they search to place the funds raised from Alderete’s sale to good use. The strain is on the membership’s sporting division to make use of the cash properly, as they search one other good season in 2025-26.