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Brown & O'Shea join Sunderland

08 July 2011 - 04:22

Sunderland have completed the signing of defensive duo Wes Brown and John O'Shea from Man Utd. The defensive duo have joined in a reported 9m GBP deal and have both signed 5 year contracts.

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The two players were long serving members of Alex Ferguson's successful Man Utd sides of the last decade; but both have decide to leave and sample pastures new.



Ferguson said of the departure of John O'Shea: “John has been an outstanding servant to the club since he broke into the first team almost a decade ago.



“His versatility, calmness under pressure and his commitment to the cause at United means that fans will remember him with great affection.



“John has won so many medals – and has deserved every one of them. He epitomises our club’s approach as a team. I’m pleased that John has found a career opportunity which will deliver the number of games he deserves."



Meanwhile, Wes Brown said: “Once I’d heard about the club and the people here, the ambitions and what the manager was all about, it was the only place I was going. It’s hard to leave a club like United.



“It’s a bit strange that it’s my first move after all these years, but it’s gone OK, maybe because I’m a little bit older, so I’ve not had problems in that sense.”



Wes Brown helped Man Utd to two Champions League trophies in his time at Old Trafford.

Written by majicka