Lee Johnson believes Sunderland's transfer dealings are proof that the club's new-look off-field structure is working well.
Johnson arrived on Wearside just over a year ago as part of a major revamp that saw the club ditch its traditional managerial strutcure, with Johnson appointed as head coach while Kristjaan Speakman joined as sporting director, in the run-up to Kyril Louis-Dreyfus becoming majority shareholder at Sunderland.
That meant a change to the way the club handled recruitment with Speakman overseeing the negotiating process, while Johnson has a major say in the identification of targets along with the club's scouts and analysts.
