AS Monaco have completed the loan signing of Côte d’Ivoire winger Simon Adingra from Sunderland AFC, securing the 24-year-old on a temporary deal that begins on 2026-02-02 and runs until 2026-06-30. The move sees the Ligue 1 side pay a loan fee of €1.00m for the left winger, whose current market value is listed at €22.00m.
Adingra joins Monaco from Sunderland, where he was under contract after a permanent transfer from Brighton & Hove Albion ahead of the 2025–26 season. According to the registration details, the agreement with Monaco is a straight loan, with Sunderland remaining his parent club and scheduled to have him back when the deal expires on 2026-06-30, unless a new arrangement is struck. That also leaves open the longer-term possibility of him entering a phase where his contractual status could change and, eventually, move towards free-agent territory if no extension or further transfer is agreed beyond his existing terms.
The switch places Adingra back abroad in a top European league, taking him from England’s Premier League to France’s Ligue 1. Born in Abobo on 01/01/2002 and standing 1.75 m tall, the right-footed attacker is primarily a left winger but operates across the front line in attacking roles. He will now represent AS Monaco at club level while carrying the flag of Côte d’Ivoire in another major European competition.
Adingra’s career has followed a rapid, international path. After emerging from the Right to Dream Academy, he moved to FC Nordsjaelland’s youth ranks before stepping up to the Danish club’s first team. From there he earned a transfer to Brighton & Hove Albion in 2022, was loaned to Union Saint-Gilloise in Belgium’s top flight, and then returned to Brighton before his permanent move to Sunderland in 2025. That journey has already taken him through the Danish Superliga, the Belgian Pro League and the Premier League, and now adds Ligue 1 to his résumé.
His market value has climbed sharply over that period, rising from modest six-figure estimates at Nordsjaelland to the €30.00m bracket during his time at Brighton before settling at €22.00m following his spell with Sunderland. The loan fee of €1.00m reflects both Monaco’s belief in his potential impact and Sunderland’s willingness to retain long-term control of an asset who still carries significant value.
At Sunderland, Adingra’s performances were sufficient to keep him rated among the more valuable wide forwards of his age group, even as his valuation dipped slightly over recent months. Now, Monaco gain a pacey, flexible winger who has already adapted to multiple European leagues and styles of play, while Sunderland offload his salary for the duration of the loan and potentially place him in a shop window ahead of future decisions.
For fans back in Côte d’Ivoire, the move continues a familiar theme: another Ivorian attacker testing himself in one of Europe’s elite competitions, rather than staying in domestic football. Supporters of Monaco, meanwhile, will see the arrival of a player who has grown through established talent pathways in Denmark, Belgium and England and brings with him top-flight experience from the Premier League.
With the loan locked in from 2026-02-02 to 2026-06-30, the coming months in the principality will be crucial in shaping Adingra’s next chapter—either pushing him towards a permanent stay in Ligue 1, a return to England with enhanced status, or eventually into a position where a free-agent move later in his career becomes a realistic scenario depending on how his contracts evolve.
