Zhaka: I have no problem with Tenghach. Our conversation is very transparent, but Sunderland is very friendly.

Football     1:08am, 23 August 2025

Zhaka left Leverkusen to join Premier League champion Sunderland in the summer window. In an interview, Zhaka responded to some rumors about him and pharmaceutical manager Teng Hach.

Zhaka said: "I was angry that Tenghach was said to be the problem character. He was never a problem, never! He contacted me three or four weeks after taking office because he didn't want to disturb my holiday. We had a good conversation and he knew I had received an exciting offer, maybe he had a premonition of losing me. But our conversations have always been transparent and appropriate, and I could have continued to be the captain under him."

talked about Sunderland's transfer invitation, Zacha said: "Everything happened very quickly. The first contact was at 11pm the day before I went to Bayer training camp, and a Swiss number was displayed on my phone. I was about to go to bed and the kids were asleep. The other party said 'Hello, I'm Kirill, Sunderland's boss.' I thought someone was kidding, so I followed his words.

"My agent, Noguera, was in the United States at the time, and we had the time difference. I gave the agent's phone number to Kirill, and 10 minutes later Nogela called me, followed by the sports director and Kirill. Only then did I realize: It turns out that this is true. I told Kirill that it was hard for me to imagine returning to the Premier League so soon.

"But after the call I thought: You have to do this! The situation at the club reminds me of the starting point of my parents - starting from scratch. In addition, they did everything they could to bring me back to England. It would be rude not to consider them when a club feels like this. I was deeply moved by the management of Sunderland and I really couldn't refuse."

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