Toffees target Lorik Cana joins Sunderland, Rasmus Elm still undecided

There goes another transfer target...

Sky Sports- Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has confirmed the £5million signing of midfielder Lorik Cana from Marseille on a four-year deal.

The Albanian international was the French outfit’s captain and Bruce believes he has pulled off a major coup having beat off a number of top clubs to land the 25-year-old.

“I’m delighted to have brought Lorik to the club, especially given the number of clubs who had expressed an interest in signing him,” Bruce told the club’s official website.

“He brings with him a tremendous amount of experience both at club level and internationally and is a great addition to our squad.

“To captain a side of Marseille’s stature says a lot about the player and his character, and I’m sure he’ll go on to be a fantastic signing for Sunderland.”

The defence-minded anchorman has previously had a spell at Paris St Germain while also accumulating 31 caps for his country.

Well isn’t that fantastic, another suspected Everton target has eluded Moyes’s capture, and will be applying his trade at the stadium of light next season. I already have made my case for Cana, and I believe that he would have been a fantastic addition to the squad, I even included a video clip of him I was so excited. But Everton, who are ever slow moving in the transfer window, are still without a major signing with the opener a mere three weeks away.  In similar form to last year, Moyes appears to be waiting until the last minute to strengthen the squad, but here’s to hoping that he begins to amp up his pursuit of his targets.  Kyle Naughton and Stephane Mbia have already evaded Moyes, in rather frustaring sagas to put it politely, and Rasmus Elm claims that he is in no hurry to decide his future, although a an offer is already on the table from Everton.  Once again we Evertonians are made to suffer by waiting for the much needed reinforcements as an important season for our club looms ahead.