Nazariy Rusyn joins Sunderland on the final day of the transfer window.
DUE DATE FOR SIGNING After Sunderland confirmed the striker’s arrival on Wearside, Nazariy Rusyn was given the No.15 shirt.
On the final day of the transfer window, the 24-year-old forward completed his move from Zorya Luhansk to Sunderland, but his arrival in the North East was delayed while he awaited a visa application and permission to enter the country. Rusyn’s medical examination took conducted in Paris.
The Ukrainian forward was then given permission to enter the nation and, according to Ukrainian media, traveled to the North East at the end of last week. He was introduced as a Sunderland player in a series of social media posts made by the club on Wednesday morning.
Sunderland head coach Tony Mowbray will speak to the media on Thursday afternoon and will provide an update on Rusyn’s fitness. The forward missed Zorya Luhansk’s past three games due to a groin injury before joining Sunderland, but rumors in his homeland this week indicated he’d recovered and might start training.
It’s unclear whether Rusyn will be considered fit to play for Sunderland when Championship action resumes on Saturday against Queens Park Rangers.
Despite last week’s 5-0 thrashing of Southampton, Mowbray still has some selection decisions to make for the trip to Loftus Road. Patrick Roberts, who has missed the last two games due to a hamstring injury, is expected to return, according to the head coach.
Mowbray joked after the Southampton game that he’d run into Roberts and informed him he “can’t change that team,” but when the former Manchester City winger is fit, he usually starts for the Black Cats.
Signing deadline day Mason Burstow is set to join the Sunderland team in west London. Adil Aouchiche and Timothee Pembele arrived on the final day of the window as well, but will be introduced gradually to life in the Championship.
Mowbray’s team is looking to extend their unbeaten run in the Championship to four games, after a crucial update on the head coach’s Sunderland contract issue emerged during the international break.
Mowbray’s initial contract was set to expire at the conclusion of the season, but it has now been revealed that the head coach triggered a 12-month extension as a result of Sunderland’s sixth-place finish last season.
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