Transfers
Recent player movements in and out of the squad
| Date | Player | From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.01.2018 | Rees Greenwood | Sunderland | — | Free |
| 25.01.2018 | K. LuaLua | Brighton | Sunderland | Free |
| 12.01.2018 | James Vaughan | Sunderland | — | N/A |
| 01.01.2018 | T. Robson | Sunderland | Falkirk | N/A |
| 08.12.2017 | J. Talbot | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 01.09.2017 | M. Stryjek | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 31.08.2017 | J. Williams | Crystal Palace | Sunderland | Loan |
| 31.08.2017 | W. Khazri | Sunderland | Rennes | Loan |
| 31.08.2017 | Callum Henry McManaman | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 31.08.2017 | P. Djilobodji | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 30.08.2017 | M. Ledger | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 09.08.2017 | S. Larsson | Sunderland | — | Free |
| 07.08.2017 | J. Lens | Sunderland | Besiktas | Loan |
| 02.08.2017 | R. Ruiter | Utrecht | Sunderland | Free |
| 26.07.2017 | J. Steele | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 18.07.2017 | V. Mannone | Sunderland | — | € 2.2M |
| 13.07.2017 | A. McGeady | Everton | Sunderland | Free |
| 13.07.2017 | James Vaughan | — | Sunderland | € 1M |
| 08.07.2017 | Jiang Guangtai | Everton | Sunderland | Loan |
| 05.07.2017 | B. Galloway | Everton | Sunderland | Loan |
| 01.07.2017 | A. Januzaj | Sunderland | Manchester United | N/A |
| 01.07.2017 | J. Defoe | Sunderland | Bournemouth | Free |
| 01.07.2017 | J. Denayer | Sunderland | Manchester City | N/A |
| 01.07.2017 | Will Buckley | Sunderland | — | Free |
| 01.07.2017 | S. Pienaar | Sunderland | — | Free |
| 01.07.2017 | J. Lens | Fenerbahce | Sunderland | N/A |
| 01.07.2017 | T. Robson | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 01.07.2017 | M. Ledger | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 01.07.2017 | F. Borini | Sunderland | AC Milan | Loan |
| 01.07.2017 | T. Beadling | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 15.06.2017 | J. Pickford | Sunderland | Everton | € 28.5M |
| 01.06.2017 | Will Buckley | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 01.06.2017 | A. Matthews | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 01.04.2017 | Carl Lawson | Sunderland | — | N/A |
| 10.03.2017 | D. Pybus | Sunderland | — | Free |
| 22.02.2017 | T. Robson | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 21.02.2017 | M. Ledger | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 02.02.2017 | S. Coates | Sunderland | Sporting CP | € 5M |
| 31.01.2017 | Oliver Pain | Sunderland | Motherwell | Loan |
| 31.01.2017 | A. Nelson | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 31.01.2017 | T. Beadling | Sunderland | — | Loan |
| 30.01.2017 | Darron Gibson | Everton | Sunderland | N/A |
| 30.01.2017 | B. Oviedo | Everton | Sunderland | N/A |
| 30.01.2017 | P. van Aanholt | Sunderland | Crystal Palace | € 11.8M |
| 24.01.2017 | Joleon Lescott | AEK Larnaca | Sunderland | Free |
| 21.09.2016 | Wes Brown | Sunderland | — | Free |
| 31.08.2016 | J. Denayer | Manchester City | Sunderland | Loan |
| 31.08.2016 | Liam Agnew | Sunderland | — | Free |
| 31.08.2016 | D. Ndong | Lorient | Sunderland | € 16M |
| 31.08.2016 | Mika | Boavista | Sunderland | € 1.5M |