Wigan Athletic sign James Mclean from Sunderland

Recently relegated Premier outfit Wigan Athletic have completed the signing of James McClean from Sunderland for an undisclosed fee, according to Sky Sports. The Republic of Ireland International joined the Black Cats under Steve Bruce during the 2011 summer transfer window but he did not get enough game time until the arrival of Martin O'Neill at the Stadium of Light.

However, the former Derry City star fell out of favour with new manager Paolo Di Canio and with the addition of an influx of players at the Wearside, Mclean has been allowed to make the switch to the Latics.

McClean who became manager Owen Coyle's tenth signing of the summer transfer window, said: "I'm delighted to be signing, it's happened very quickly but as soon as I found out the gaffer was interested I wanted to come.

"You can see this is a club moving in the right direction again and I can't wait to be a part of that.

"I know James McCarthy very well and he's said only good things about the place so I'm really looking forward to getting started and meeting everyone."