Official: Jermain Defoe Joins Sunderland In Ludicrously Massive Deal, Jozy Altidore Slinks Out T’Other Way (Photos)

Chris Wright

16th, January 2015

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By Chris Wright

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It’s been in the offing for well over a week now but, as of this afternoon, Jermain Defoe is a Sunderland player.

Defoe has signed for Gus Poyet’s merry rag-tag band on a three-and-a-half-year deal, with Sunderland reportedly paying Toronto FC a whopping £14million for the privilege…

As part of the deal, perennial punchline Jozy Altidore has left Wearside and joined Toronto after contributing pretty much diddly squat in 18 months at the Stadium of Light.

As for Defoe, doesn’t giving a 32-year-old striker who is already well past his best an £80,000-a-week, three-and-a-half-year contract – the biggest of his career to date – seem a bit, y’know, desperate?

The man’s managed a paltry 3 goals in his last 30 Premier League appearances – that’s an almost Altidore-esque strike rate for crying out loud!

Known for scoring his goals in incredibly isolated spurts, relegation-flirting Sunderland must be praying they’ve timed this one right.

That said, you watch him go and end the season as the league’s top scorer now.

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  1. iain says:

    How many mistakes in one article? SAFC aren’t paying Toronto £14 million, it’s a straight swap. The figure comes from multiplying 80000 a week across a 3 and a half year contract. However, the 80000 includes all his bonuses. So, the chances of the whole deal/contract, etc costing 14 mill are nil. Please be more careful in future.

  2. Russ says:

    @Iain – spot on, the media really are wetting their pants over this for no reason.

    As a Spurs fan I can put several caveats against his so=called poor goalscoring record and when you consider the TV money you retain for staying up this deal actually looks good.

  3. Anonymous says:

    he is good player,it is good bussness for sfc

  4. fredoo says:

    Seems like the new thing for the media to add up signings potential earnings and add it to the transfer price to create click bait headlines. Did the same with Falcao. But if you’re looking for facts or journalism, pies isn’t the place for you.

  5. bob says:

    £80k a week, for the next 3.5 years until he’s 36? That’s madness!! (not quite as mad as when Everton probably sign him after his SAFC contract expires, but madness nevertheless!)

  6. Roy says:

    Apart from the last line, of this ‘editorial’? This guy is going to resurrect SAFC. He can spot a move well before his team mates, and when they DON’T, he gets the flack. IF the Black Cats can SUPPLY this guy, I think top 10 maybe 12 is a real possibility.

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