Albania international Lorik Cana has been appointed Sunderland’s new captain.
The 24-year-old, a £5m signing from Marseille, will take over from Dean Whitehead as skipper following his departure for Stoke, which was closely followed by that of stand-in Danny Collins, also to the Britannia Stadium.
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