Sunderland secured promotion to the Premier League on Saturday after defeating Sheffield United 2-1 with an extraordinary injury-time winner in the most valuable match in soccer, as the Championship playoff final is known.

The deal could reach in the region of £20 million over the coming years and could become the club’s record transfer, surpassing the fee paid to sign Didier Ndong. Sunderland have a huge amount of work to do in order to build a squad capable of competing in the Premier League but the signing of Le Fée is a positive start.

Tommy Watson’s 95th-minute winner secured Sunderland’s return to the Premier League after an eight-year absence

After the dramatic late winner from Dan Ballard in the semi-final against Coventry City, Tommy Watson ensured his last kick as a Sunderland player in the fifth minute of stoppage time was to fire the Black Cats back into the top flight. Watson’s late winner at Wembley ahead of his summer move to Brighton added to Eliezer Mayenda’s equaliser.

When Kristjaan Speakman arrived at Sunderland in December 2020 he accepted a mission to lift the club from the depths of League One and back into the Premier League.

The final Premier League spot for next season is up for grabs on Saturday at Wembley Stadium as Sunderland and Sheffield United battle in the EFL Championship playoff final live on Paramount+ at 10 a.