Club confirm Lee Cattermole has signed for Sunderland

Wigan Athletic can confirm that midfielder Lee Cattermole has joined Sunderland for an initial fee of £6 million, with a number of undisclosed add-ons on top of this.

Latics manager Roberto Martinez said he was disappointed to lose the player, but said it was; "for the good of the club."

"The fee is a good one," said Martinez, "it is far more than the club paid for him last year and the third highest in Wigan Athletic history.

"The initial offer from Sunderland was unacceptable as we said at the time, but they have now matched our valuation.

"The speculation about Lee has refused to go away over the last few weeks and this has been very unsettling for him and for our players.

"It became clear over the past days having spoken to Lee that he wanted to leave and it is very disruptive to the group when a player is clearly unhappy.

"My number one priority has to be the good of the club and it left me with a decision to make, I therefore agreed to the move for the good of the players we have at the club and who want to remain with us and help us progress to the next level."

Cattermole played 33 matches in the Barclays Premier League last season, scoring once. He also played two cup matches netting one goal in the Carling Cup