Turner Joins Sunderland
By Eye Of The Tiger
August 31 2009
Defender Michael Turner has joined Sunderland for an Undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £6 million. Talks about the defender began at the back end of last week and Bruce stated an approach had been made despite Phil Brown wanting to keep hold of the player he has gone and will leave a massive gap in the Hull back line.
Turner joined Hull from Brentford in 2006 and made 129 league appearances for the Tigers. Bruce said: "I believe that Michael is one of the country's premier central defenders. "I
have been looking to add size and strength to the back line and Michael
fits the bill perfectly in that respect, as well as being an excellent
technical footballer. "His aerial ability provides us with
another dimension at set-pieces at either end of the field, and I am
delighted that he has chosen to buy into what we are trying to achieve
here at Sunderland. "He has developed immeasurably as a player
whilst with Hull - I am extremely confident he will continue that
progress with Sunderland and go on to be a big success."