Sunderland sun samu sa hannu na ɗan wasan gefe na Lyon, Malick Fofana, da kuɗi da zai iya kai £30.8 miliyan, suna rufe ɗaya daga cikin mafi rikicewa na ranar ƙarshe ta kasuwar ƙwallon ƙafa a tarihin Premier League na kwanan nan — wani wasa mai cike da jirgi sama biyu na masu zaman kansu, duba ɗaya ta likita, da kuma mai klabin da ya tashi jirgi sama zuwa Faransa don rufewa yarjejeniyar da kansa.

Yarjejeniya da ta kusa tafi wani wuri

Sunderland sun cimma yarjejeniya da Lyon game da Fofana tun safe na ranar ƙarshe, sai dai Crystal Palace suka shigo cikin lamarin suka yi ƙoƙarin karɓe yarjejeniyar. Abin da ya ƙara rikitar da lamarin shi ne cewa manajan Crystal Palace, Pierre Sage, ya taɓa yin aiki tare da Fofana a Lyon, wanda ya ba shi kusanci na kai tsaye da ɗan wasan.

Da kuma iyayen kulob ɗin biyu na Premier League sun cimma yarjejeniyoyin daban-daban da Lyon, Fofana sai ya sami kansa a filin jirgi sama na Lyon, ba zai iya yanke shawara ba tsakanin jirgi sama biyu masu zaman kansu da ke jiransa — ɗaya yana nufi arewa maso gabashin Ingila, ɗayan kuma yana nufi London.

Louis-Dreyfus ya tashi zuwa Lyon

Da lokacin rufewa kasuwar siye ya kusa, mai kulob din Sunderland Kyril Louis-Dreyfus ya hau jirgi sama zuwa Lyon don ya kai Fofana magana da kansa. Tsoma bakinsa ya kasance mai mahimmanci. Da sama da sa'a guda ya rage kafin lokacin ƙarshe, Fofana ya zaɓi Sunderland.

Yarjejeniyar ta ƙunshi £25.7 miliyan na asali, tare da £5.14 miliyan a matsayin karin kuɗi mai yiwuwa. Sunderland sun shigar da takaddar yarjejeniya don tabbatar da an gama takardun cikin lokaci, kuma kulob ɗin ya sanar da sa hannun bayan ɗan lokaci bayan tsakar dare.

Arsenal da Lukebakio suma sun kasance a cikin lamarin

Arsenal sun duba yiwuwar sanya hannu da Fofana a karshen mako da ya gabata amma a ƙarshe sun yanke shawarar da ba su yi ƙoƙari ba na hukuma. Shawarwarsu ta buɗe kofa ga Sunderland su motsa farko.

Sunderland suma sun yi tattaunawa a yayin ranar da ɗan wasan gefe na Benfica, Dodi Lukebakio, a matsayin wanda zai iya zama madadin — ko ƙarin — ga yarjejeniyar Fofana. Tattaunawar ta ƙare ba tare da cimma yarjejeniya ba, kuma Lukebakio ya zauna a Benfica.

Yadda rana ta kasance

Da karfe 10:47 na safe, bayan Arsenal sun janye, Sunderland sun cimma yarjejeniya da Lyon mai daraja har £30 miliyan. Da karfe 1:01 na rana, Crystal Palace sun yi hulɗa kai tsaye da Fofana a ƙoƙarin jawo shi London. Da karfe 3:18 bayan rana, Crystal Palace suma sun rufe yarjejeniya da Lyon, suna barin shawarar gaba ɗaya a hannun ɗan wasan.

Da karfe 3:42 bayan rana, Fofana yana filin jirgi sama na Lyon da jiragen sama biyu na jira. Louis-Dreyfus ya isa Lyon da karfe 8:24 da yamma, kuma ɗan wasan ya yi duba ɗaya ta likita wanda ya kasance a buɗe ga kulob ɗin biyu. Ƙoƙarin Sunderland na sanya hannu da Lukebakio ya ƙare da karfe 9:38 da yamma, kafin Fofana ya ba Sunderland amsar da suke nema da karfe 9:50 da yamma. An shigar da takaddar yarjejeniya da karfe 10:54 da yamma, kuma sanarwar ta biyo baya da karfe 12:15 da dare.