By Agencies
Arsenal Football Club have confirmed that goalkeeper Vito Mannone has joined Sunderland for an undisclosed fee.
According to Arsenal.com, the 25-year old Italian will team up with Paolo Di Canio’s side after spending eight years at Emirates, during which time he made 23 appearances for the Club.
Mannone joined the Gunners from Atalanta in 2005 and it was not long before he enjoyed his first taste of action in the Championship on loan with Barnsley during the 2006/07 season.
Over the next two seasons, the goalkeeper became a regular around the Gunners’ first-team squad, eventually making his debut against Stoke City in the Premier League in May 2009.
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After a series of remarkable performances, he spent two further successful loan stints with Hull City to gain valuable first team experience, playing 23 times for the Tigers during 2011/12 – a spell which was notable for an outstanding run of nine clean sheets in 11 league matches, which saw the Yorkshire side finish narrowly outside the play-off places.
