McCartney returns to Black Cats

Defender George McCartney has rejoined Sunderland on a five-year contract from West Ham for an undisclosed fee, the club have announced on their website.

The left-back returns to the Stadium of Light after two years with the Hammers to become manager Roy Keane’s 10th signing of the summer, joining the likes of Djibril Cisse, El-Hadji Diouf, and Northern Ireland team-mate David Healy.