• French-born Ivory Coast central defender signs until 2019-2020
• Sam Allardyce: ‘Lamine has impressed me when I’ve seen him play’Sunderland have signed the Lorient central defender Lamine Koné for an undisclosed fee. The France-born Ivory Coast international has agreed a deal until the terminate of the 2019-20 season.
Sunderland are moment bottom of the Premier League and Sam Allardyce said: “Strengthening our defensive options was a priority and Lamine is a player who has impressed me when I’ve seen him play. He is spacious and strong, attributes you need to play in central defence and his arrival will give us healthy competition for places in a key position.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com