Mannone completes Sunderland moveArsenal Football Club can confirm that goalkeeper
Vito Mannone has joined Sunderland for an undisclosed fee.
The 25-year old Italian will team up with Paolo Di Canio’s side afterspending eight years with the Gunners, during which time he made 23appearances for the Club.
Mannone joined Arsenal from Atalanta in 2005 and it was not longbefore he enjoyed his first taste of action in the Championship on loanwith Barnsley during the 2006/07 season.
Over the next two seasons, the goalkeeper became a regular around theGunners’ first-team squad, eventually making his debut against StokeCity in the Premier League in May 2009. After a series of impressiveperformances, he spent two further successful loan stints with Hull Cityto gain valuable first team experience, playing 23 times for the Tigersduring 2011/12 – a spell which was notable for an outstanding run ofnine clean sheets in 11 league matches, which saw the Yorkshire sidefinish narrowly outside the play-off places.
Last season, Mannone was a mainstay in the Arsenal first-team squad for much of the campaign, stepping in for
Wojciech Szczesny and
Lukasz Fabianski and making nine Premier League appearances plus a further four in the UEFA Champions League.
Everyone at Arsenal would like to thank Vito for his contribution to the Club and wish him well for his future career.
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