£40m winger admits he’ll leave his club after agreeing terms to join Sunderland
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28-second readIgor Paixao has handed Sunderland and other Premier League clubs fresh encouragement by admitting there is a much greater chance he will leave Marseille next summer.
The Brazilian winger came close to moving to England during the previous transfer window, with Sunderland pushing hard to sign him. Marseille ultimately decided to keep the 26-year-old because there was not enough time to find a suitable replacement.
Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can trust Paixao accepted that decision, but he has made it clear that playing in the Premier League remains one of his ambitions.
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Igor Paixao has handed Sunderland and other Premier League clubs fresh encouragement by admitting there is a much greater chance he will leave Marseille next summer.
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