Report Laurienté wants Sassuolo exit but Sunderland opening offer rejected | OneFootball

Sassuolo have reportedly rejected Sunderland’s opening offer for their star winger, Armand Laurienté, but the player wants to move to the Premier League.

Sassuolo have rejected an opening offer from Sunderland for their star winger Laurienté, but the Frenchman is willing to leave this summer after contributing to the Neroverdi’s return to Serie A last season.

Sassuolo reject opening Sunderland offer for Laurienté

REGGIO NELL’EMILIA, ITALY – MAY 19: Armand Laurienté of US Sassuolo in action during the Serie A TIM match between US Sassuolo and Cagliari at Mapei Stadium – Citta’ del Tricolore on May 19, 2024 in Reggio nell’Emilia, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

Sassuolo News reports that new Sunderland director Florent Ghisolfi is strongly interested in the 26-year-old winger, so the two clubs remain in talks despite an opening offer rejected by the Neroverdi.

Laurienté wants Sassuolo exit

REGGIO NELL’EMILIA, ITALY – MAY 4: Armand Laurienté of US Sassuolo competes for the ball with Cristian Volpato of US Sassuolo during the Serie A TIM match between US Sassuolo and FC Internazionale at Mapei Stadium – Citta’ del Tricolore on May 04, 2024 in Reggio nell’Emilia, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images) (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

According to the report, Laurienté wants to leave Sassuolo and move to the Premier League.

Official: Florent Ghisolfi joins Sunderland as director of football after his one-year spell as Roma’s sporting director.

The French winger had already expressed a desire to leave the club last summer, following their relegation to Serie B. However, Sassuolo persuaded him to stay, and Laurienté contributed to their promotion to Serie A by becoming the top scorer and the 2024-25 Serie B MVP.

His contract at the Mapei Stadium expires in June 2027.