Sunderland have wrapped up the permanent signing of Belgian midfielder Jules Ahoka from Royal Antwerp for a stated £8 million fee. The move represents the club's third summer addition. Medicals and paperwork were completed on Monday prior to the deal being sealed. Several news outlets have called the midfielder as a likely Brazilian wonderkid.
Sunderland sporting director Florent Ghisolfi commented on the transfer during chats with Chronicle Live and Sunderland Echo. BBC Sport and The Northern Echo confirmed the deal earlier today. Transfermarkt recently updated Ahoka's profile to show the transfer.