Sunderland transfers
Former Newcastle striker Michael Chopra has much to do to convince the Sunderland fans he's worth the money spent on him. Manager Roy Keane splashed out a record fee for a goalkeeper to land Hearts stopper Craig Gordon.
IN:
Ian Harte (Levante, Free)
Danny Higginbotham (Stoke - Sunderland, £2.5m),
Kenwyne Jones (Southampton, £6m),
Roy O'Donovan (Cork City undisclsosed),
Craig Gordon (Hearts, £9m),
Paul McShane (West Brom, £2.5m),
M Chopra (Cardiff City, £5m), K Richardson (Manchester United, £5.5m), D Etuhu (Norwich City, £1.5m), G Halford (Reading, £3m), R Anderson (Aberdeen, £1m)
OUT:
Stern John (Southampton, Player exchange as part of Kenwyne Jones deal)
Clive Clarke (Leicester, Loan
), Marton Fulop (Leicester, Loan), S Wright (Stoke, loan),
J Evans (Manchester United, end of loan), D Simpson (Manchester United, end of loan), S Elliott (Wolverhampton Wanderers, undisc), T Miller (released), K Cunningham (released)
