WES BROWN MAKES SUNDERLAND SWITCH

Sunderland has completed the signing of Manchester United defender Wes Brown on a four-year deal.

The 31-year-old England international has joined the Black Cats for a transfer fee understood to be in the region of £1million.

Sunderland manager Steve Bruce said: "We are delighted to welcome a player of Wes' ability, experience and character to the club.

"He has been a fantastic professional for Manchester United through the years and not only will he strengthen our defensive options, he will also bring with him a winning mentality and level of maturity which can only be positive for the players around him."

Brown is Bruce's seventh summer signing after Ahmed Elmohamady , Connor Wickham , Craig Gardner , Ji Dong-won , Keiren Westwood and Sebastian Larsson , and is unlikely to be the last with O'Shea and Blackpool midfielder David Vaughan also close to agreeing deals.

The versatile defender made senior 361 appearances for United over 15 years as a professional having joining the club as a 12-year-old. He has won five Premier League winners' medals and two Champions League medals.

Brown won 23 England caps before announcing his retirement from the international game last summer.

A central defender by profession, he can also play at right-back and with O'Shea equally comfortable across the back four as well as in midfield, Bruce could have healthy options at the back next season.

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UNITED KEEN ON MOUSSA SISSOKO

English Champions Manchester United are interested in snapping up Toulouse midfielder Moussa Sissoko, despite interest from Arsenal, Liverpool and Mancheter City.

The 21-year-old is one of the hottest property in Europe. But he has played trice for his country despite making his debut two years ago.

However, his ambitions are high, and Sissoko plans to make a move to England after eight long years at French League 1 side Toulouse.

He nearly joined London Club Spurs two years ago, but a move broke down as both clubs failed to come to an agreement about his transfer value.

Sir Alex Ferguson is looking to strengthen his midfield, after losing Paul Scholes to retirement, Owen Hargreaves, and possibly Darron Gibson is on his way to Sunderland.

United are expected to bid around £7 million to bring Sissoko to Old Trafford.

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UNITED GIVEN GO AHEAD FOR SNEIJDER

Inter Milan have opened the doors for Manchester United to sign Wesley Sneijder after admitting they are considering selling him.

The Dutch midfielder's future at the San Siro has been clouded with indecision and he is believed to be looking for a fresh challenge abroad.

United were among the clubs heavily linked with the 27-year-old as they look to reinforce their midfield following the retirement of Paul Scholes and Owen Hargreaves' exit.

According to The Daily Mirror, Sir Alex Ferguson has been given permission to go ahead with his plans to sign Sneijder.

Inter new manager Gian Piero Gasperini admitted he faces a mounting task in keeping the midfield genius at the San Siro although he would very much love him to stay.

"At the moment, Inter have every intention of keeping Sneijder," he said. "What is clear is that Sneijder is a key player.

"But at the same time it is difficult to predict what the situation will be in 50 or 60 days and we have to wait and see what happens."

Meanwhile, United are set to lose out on Luka Modric and Samir Nasri as they are expected to join rivals Chelsea and Manchester City respectively.

That leaves the £35million rated Sneijder as the ideal man to boost United's midfield ahead of the new season.

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JUVENTUS READYING €21M BID FOR VIDAL

Italian side Juventus are ready to launch a massive €21 million bid to prise play-maker Arturo Vidal from Bayer Leverkusen.

According to sports daily Triunfo, the Chilean international is at the top of the Turin club's wish-list this summer as they look to improve on their seventh place finish in the Serie A last season.

Juventus are willing to offer €3.7m-a-year pay package for the 24-year-old.

But judging by Leverkusen sporting director Rudi Voller's comments, the Old Lady - or any club in this case - must be prepared to pay over the odds for the highly-rated midfielder.

"Arturo is a highly-coveted player, there are many clubs who want to buy him," Voller is quoted by Corriere dello Sport as saying.

"We will only sell him in the summer when an offer that we deem appropriate comes. In any case, we hope he can stay with us."

Vidal joined Bayer Leverkusen from Chilean side Colo-Colo in 2006 and has played over 100 games for the club.

His remarkable performances last season helped the club to a second place finish in the Bundesliga.

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