Sunderland continued its recruitment reader after the promotion today confirming the arrival of Reinildo Mandava’s rear.
The 31 -year contract at Atletico Madrid expired after the Club World Cup and signed a two -year contract at the Stade de la Light.
Reinildo will bring an essential experience to a team from Sunderland who, although she is the youngest in the championship last season, managed to win a place at the top of the range via the playoffs.
He said: “It is a dream come true because it has always been my ambition to play in the Premier League – and I can’t wait to play for a historic club like Sunderland. I am delighted to meet the team, to fight and to give everything for the club.
“I want to help, give power to my teammates and transmit my experience in the locker room. Above everything, I want to make people happy and I will give everything to get there. ”
🏆 Ligue 1 winner with LOSC Lille
💯 More than 100 applications for @Atleti
🌍 49 Caps for MozambiqueA player with a serious pedigree… ⤵️
– Soundland AFC (@Sunderlandafc) July 8, 2025
Ligue 1 Winner of the title
The Mozambique International, whose last appearance for Atletico came against Paris Saint-Germain last month, also played for Benfica and Lille, with whom he won the title Ligue 1 and was appointed to the Ligue 1 team of the year in 2021.
The director of Sunderland Sporting, Kristjaan Speakman, said: “We had to be patient to finalize this transfer because of his involvement in the club World Cup, but we are delighted to welcome Reinildo in Wearside.
“We believe that it is an ideal profile for our rear position and its experience is perfectly suited to our composition of squad. He showed a real desire to join our club throughout our discussions and to be the first Mozambican to play in the Premier League.
“He is very motivated by this challenge and he has a personality, I am sure that our supporters will connect, so we are impatient to welcome him to Sunderland later this month.”
Reinildo will compete with Dennis Cirkin for the berth on the back left and joins Enzo Le Fee, whose loan agreement of Roma was made permanent, Noah Sadiki and Habib Diarra as new arrivals in Wearside.
