In a refreshing change to the transfer sagas of the summer, Sunderland have managed to wrap up their first January signing in what seems like double-quick time.

As Sunderland's network of club's grow, it seems another link up we've created has flown under the radar.

Blair Adams has seen his loan spell at Coventry City extended for a further two weeks.

With the focus mainly being on the 'ins', one has quietly slipped out of the door at the Stadium of Light.

It was a link that burst onto the scene in a pre-January blaze of publicity, but it now appears that Tim Cahill is not on his way to Sunderland after all.

Billy Knott will continue on loan at Woking until February at least after his loan deal was extended.

After issuing a 'hands off' warning to anyone looking to take Simon Mignolet away from the club, Martin O'Neill has now done the very same with Keiren Westwood after enquiries were made.