Sunderland are just shy of breaking the record for the biggest-spending newly promoted team in Premier League history, with Sunday's arrival of Nordi Mukiele taking their overall spend to around £141.

Ahead of the 2025/26 Premier League season, we spoke to fans of all 20 clubs to get their views on the upcoming campaign.Here, we spoke to @safc.till.i.die about newly promoted Sunderland.Premier

The Stadium of Light, for so long, was where Premier League aspirations came to die. There were fleeting moments of joy, enough to help its tenants stage a series of escapes from relegation to the Championship, but it became a venue synonymous with Sunderland’s perennial struggle.