After a transfer window where a move to bring Jermain Defoe back to the Stadium of Light was rumoured and hoped for throughout, Sunderland completed and announced the signing of the former England striker late into the night on deadline day.
The 39-year-old will be hoping to contribute on the field and score the goals to reignite the Black Cats' automatic promotion bid after scoring 26 goals in 2,411 minutes played for Rangers in the Scottish Premiership. This equates to 0.97 goals per 90 minutes played, showing that while he might be in the twilight of his career, he can still be a lethal goalscorer.
As well as what he can add with his goalscoring, Defoe has already spoken about giving something back to the club in terms of helping to develop youth players in his second stint on Wearside.
