http://www.safc.com/news/20110129/sunderland-complete-muntari-deal_2256213_2279598Sunderland complete Muntari deal
Sunderland have tied up a loan deal for Internazionale midfielder Sulley Muntari.
Sunderland have signed Internazionale midfielder Sulley Muntari on loan until the end of the season.
The Ghana international, 26, won the treble under Jose Mourinho last season, picking up Serie A, Coppa Italia and Champions' League winners medals.
Muntari's CV also includes an FA Cup, a second Serie A championship, a FIFA Club World Cup and a Supercoppa Italia.
He joins international team-mates Asamoah Gyan and John Mensah on Wearside.
Signed by Udinese from Liberty Professionals in 2001, Muntari made 125 appearances for the Italian club and played alongside Gyan at the Stadio Friuli.
He spent a season with Portsmouth in 2007-08, winning the FA Cup with the Fratton Park club before Inter paid 16m euros to acquire his services in July 2008.
Muntari became a cornerstone of Mourinho's powerhouse Inter side and played a key role as the Nerazzuri swept all before them last season.
He has made 59 appearances for Inter, scoring five goals.
The midfielder will not figure against Chelsea on Tuesday but should be available for next Saturday's trip to Stoke.
http://www.safc.com/news/20110129/black-cats-sign-psgs-sessegnon_2256213_2279702Black Cats sign PSG's Sessegnon
Sunderland have signed playmaker Stephane Sessegnon from PSG, safc.com can confirm.
Sunderland have completed the signing of Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Stephane Sessegnon.
The 26-year-old moves to the Stadium of Light for a fee of 7million euros (£6m approx) and has signed a three and a half year deal.
Sessegnon is Steve Bruce's second signing of the day, with the deal going through just a couple of hours after Sulley Muntari joined on loan from Internazionale.
Capped 36 times by Benin, Sessegnon can be deployed in a variety of attacking midfield roles or alongside a striker.
Sessegon began his career in his home country with Requins D'Atlantique before moving to France to join Creteil of Ligue 2, for whom he made 68 appearances.
The skilful midfielder's impressive form earned him a move to the French top flight and Le Mans, appearing 61 times for club during two years in north west France.
PSG paid a reported 8million euros to take the Sessegnon to the Parc des Princes in summer 2008, and he quickly became a regular in a playmaking role.
The player's efforts were rewarded when he was named in the Ligue 1 Team of the Year at the end of the 2008-09 season after helping PSG to an impressive domestic campaign and a spot in the quarter finals of the UEFA Cup.
He was also nominated for the French player of the year award, which was eventually won by Bordeaux's Yoann Gourcuff.
Sessegnon, who could make his debut against Chelsea on Tuesday, made a total of 76 appearances for PSG, scoring eight goals before making his move to Wearside.