Adam Johnson Joins Sunderland in £10m Deal: The Nightly EPL

From Middlesbrough to Manchester City, and back again to the north east of England. Tricky winger Adam Johnson has been sold to Sunderland in a £10m deal. The transfer should open the door for City to go ahead and sign winger Scott Sinclair from Swansea, but the Swansea chairman says that he’s not going to sell the star for as low as £5million.

Here are the latest Premier League news headlines:

• Manchester City’s Adam Johnson returns to North-East in £10m deal with Sunderland — The Telegraph
• Aston Villa’s Jean Makoun has joined Rennes on a season-long loan deal — Sky Sports
• Swansea complete signing of Ki Sung-yueng from Celtic for club record fee — The Telegraph
  
• Norwich have signed Norway midfielder Alexander Tettey from French club Rennes — Daily Express
  
• Arsenal hope to secure Theo Walcott’s future with new five-year deal — The Guardian
  
• Man City more cautious in transfer market as owners call for commercial sustainable — The Telegraph
• David Luiz is not for sale, says Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo — The Guardian
  
• Michu paying early dividends for Swansea City — The Footy Blog
  
• Ryan Shawcross has rejected a chance to play for Wales because he wants to play for England — Sky Sports
  
• Rio Ferdinand could return in action for Manchester United against Southampton — Man United
• Ljungberg announces retirement from football — Arsenal FC
  
• Ireland’s Damien Duff announces international retirement after winning 100 caps — The Telegraph
  
• Roberto Mancini refuses to give up chase for Roma’s Daniele De Rossi — The Guardian
  
• Southampton v Wigan: Cork out for Saints while Maloney and Beausejour face late tests — The Mirror