Sunderland agree 11th signing in £10m Alderete
Alderete made 99 appearances for Getafe having also previously played at FC Basel, Valencia, Gimnasia and Hertha Berlin in Europe
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Sunderland have agreed a £10m deal to sign defender Omar Alderete from Spanish side Getafe with a further £900,000 in add-ons.
The 28-year-old's move is subject to a medical and he is expected to sign a four-year deal at the Stadium of Light.
The move adds a left-sided centre-back to manager Regis le Bris' squad as they look to strengthen, having earned promotion back to the Premier League by winning the Championship play-off final in May.
Once the deal is concluded, Paraguay defender Alderete will become Sunderland's 11th signing of the summer for a total expenditure of just under £150m if all add-ons are included.
Nottingham Forest broke the record for most transfers by one Premier League club in one window when they completed 21 signings in the summer of 2022.
The new arrivals include former Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka, former Brighton winger Simon Adingra and club record signing Habib Diarra.
That is balanced by a number of high-profile sales, with Jobe Bellingham joining Borussia Dortmund and Tom Watson moving to Brighton for a combined total in the region of £37m.
Sunderland begin their first Premier League campaign since the 2016-17 season on Saturday at home to West Ham.
