Sunderland win race to sign Marseille captain

Sunderland have signed Marseille captain Lorik Cana on a four-year contract in a deal worth more than £5m.

Fri, 24 Jul, 2009 - 21:06

Sunderland have signed Marseille captain Lorik Cana on a four-year contract in a deal worth more than £5m.

The Albania midfielder becomes Black Cats boss Steve Bruce’s third signing of the summer following the arrivals of Paraguay skipper Paulo Da Silva and England Under-21 striker Fraizer Campbell.

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