Keane backs Blacks Cats to make an impact
Updated on 17 July 2007
Roy Keane believes Sunderland can make a real impact in the Premier League after signing Dickson Etuhu.
The Blacks Cats are to pay Norwich City £1.5 million for the 25-year-old Nigerian midfielder, who has signed a four-year contract at the Stadium of Light.
And Keane, who has also brought in Greg Halford, Russell Anderson, Michael Chopra and Kieran Richardson this summer, said: "I'm very pleased that Dickson has signed.
"He will add competition to our squad and give us a real physical presence. He's a big, strong player who can also get a goal.
"We are definitely heading in the right direction as far as getting the players we want to the football club. The signing of Dickson creates competition and a club like Sunderland needs that.
"We all talk about the big four having competition for places, I feel every club should have it and that's what I'm trying to do here."
The purchase of Etuhu, who went to the same school as new team-mate Nyron Nosworthy, takes Keane's summer spending to around £16 million.
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