The former Sheffield Wednesday and Chelsea player was thought to have rejected a move to the club 24 hours ago due to a severence payment owed to him by Sunderland but now any potential problem has been ironed out and the player's signing marks the end to a long search for Sam Allardyce in securing extra bodies to his defensive options.
The former Black Cats record signing could be joined by Ibrahim Ba within the next 48 hours but any move for the former French international depends on whether there is enough finance to fund any deal for the former Milan player who has impressed during the past month on trial.