Stead joins Sunderland

Sunderland have clinched the signing of one of their major transfer targets as Blackburn striker Jon Stead has completed a £1.8m move to the Stadium of Light.

The 22-year-old frontman, who opted for Ewood Park rather than Wearside when he left hometown club Huddersfield in January last year, signed a four-year deal this evening to hand Black Cats’ boss Mick McCarthy a major breakthrough.