Black Cats get claws into Ji

The 20-year-old striker has joined the Black Cats for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract after a protracted wait for the administrative side of the deal to be tied up. He will join record signing Asamoah Gyan and new boy Connor Wickham, who made his £8.1million switch to the Stadium of Light on Wednesday, in a revamped strikeforce for the new campaign. The forward, who stands 6ft 2in tall, bagged four goals at the recent Asian Cup and has six goals from 11 appearances overall for his country. Stadium of Light boss Steve Bruce believes that Ji will be another excellent addition to his squad but admits he may need some time to adapt to the rigours of Premier League football. Bruce said: "The boy has been in fantastic form for both club and country as he was one of South Korea's stand-out performers at the Asian Cup, so we are delighted to bring him to Sunderland. "The Premier League is very different to the K-League so there is hard work ahead. "But you just have to look at players like Park Ji-sung Park and Lee Chung-yong to see how well Korean players are adapting to its pace and physicality."