Florent Ghisolfi is going to make a big move to Sunderland bringing all his experience in European football to the club. The 40-year-old Frenchman is known for his smart thinking and will help push Sunderland towards their Premier League dreams. Getting Ghisolfi on board looks like a smart move to make the clubs management stronger.
- Ghisolfi’s experience should help Sunderland reach their Premier League goals
- Kristjaan Speakman will keep doing his important work with Ghisolfi
- Ghisolfi used to work at RC Lens, OGC Nice and AS Roma
Ghisolfi’s Career and Impact
Florent Ghisolfi started managing football at RC Lens where he helped the club get into Ligue 1 and qualify for Champions League. He got better at his job at OGC Nice, working with the INEOS group from 2022 to 2024 to make the clubs sports plan better. His last job was being sports director at AS Roma where he got the club its best finish in Serie A in five years getting them in the top five.
🚨 Sunderland close to appointing Florent Ghisolfi as director of football. 40yo Frenchman leaving Roma + had interest from clubs in Italy, England & Saudi but set for key role at #SAFC. Sporting director Kristjaan Speakman to remain at club @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/0EbDXBCluQ
— David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein)
June 19, 2025
Strategic Move for Sunderland
Getting Ghisolfi to come to Sunderland is going to make the clubs management stronger right when they’re getting ready for Premier League. Him leaving Roma was something both sides wanted and even though lots of clubs in England Italy and Saudi Arabia wanted him Ghisolfi picked Sunderland to use his experience. This choice fits with what the club wants to do which is build something strong in the Premier League after they beat Sheffield United in the Championship playoff final.
The Role of Kristjaan Speakman
Kristjaan Speakman still has a really important job at Sunderland. Since he started working there in 2020 Speakman has been really good at helping players develop and finding new ones. His smart thinking has helped a lot in getting Sunderland into the Premier League. Now that Florent Ghisolfi is joining Speakman will work close with him to make Sunderlands sports plans and everything else better. These two working together should help Sunderland do good and stay in the Premier League.
