Sunderland's Best Starting XI For The 2015-16 Season

17. LB - Patrick van Aanholt

Leverkusen's Hakan Calhanoglu from Turkey celebrates with supporters after winning the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and 1.FC Cologne in Leverkusen, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
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Despite an injury halfway through the year which somewhat put a stump in his progress, van Aanholt had an electric start to last season and finished up solid. He looks to be one of the biggest left-back bargains ever, at a measly £1.5m from Chelsea, being rapid going forward and steady at defending. The Dutch International is still only 24 years old and has plenty of time to improve, which looks likely to happen this season.

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