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One of Sunderland’s attacking targets is set to join a Ligue 1 club. Sunderland had reignited their interest in Lille winger Alan Virginius this month, having seen a £4.3 million bid rejected for him in the summer. Alan Virginius joined Lille from Sochaux in August 2022 on a £5k-per-week contract, and made 15 appearances in Ligue 1 last season, scoring once. The 21-year-old has managed only 71 minutes of league action this season though, while he has made one start in the Europa Conference League. Recent reports claimed that Virginius was ‘unhappy’ at Lille and is looking to move on in the Jan…

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