Sunderland swoop to sign New Zealand defender

Sunderland have moved to sign New Zealand international Sam Brotherton.
By The Newsroom
Published 1st Feb 2017, 10:18 BST
Updated 1st Feb 2017, 10:21 BST
Sunderland manager David MoyesSunderland manager David Moyes
Sunderland manager David Moyes

The 20-year-old defender has signed a deal until the summer of 2019 and will link up with Ellliott Dickman’s Under-23 squad.

Brotherton has a good pedigree, winning six caps for the senior New Zealand side and swaps Stateside for Wearside having represented the Wisconsin Badgers of the University of Wisconsin in the Big Ten Conference.

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