Thomas Meunier ‘hugely excited’ about joining Sunderland on a free transfer

Experienced Belgium right-back signs two-year deal Competing in Europa League was ‘big factor’ in move Sunderland have completed the signing of the experienced Belgium right-back Thomas Meunier on a two-year deal as Régis Le Bris’s team step up preparations for a second successive season in the Premier League alongside a Europa League campaign. Meunier, who has just returned from the World Cup, has been capped 83 times by Belgium and was a free agent after the expiration of his contract at Lille. The 34-year-old is Sunderland’s first summer signing. Continue reading...

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