{"id":608073,"date":"2022-01-18T13:57:15","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T18:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=608073"},"modified":"2022-01-18T13:57:15","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T18:57:15","slug":"sunderland-sign-defender-danny-batth-from-stoke-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/01\/18\/sunderland-sign-defender-danny-batth-from-stoke-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunderland Sign Defender Danny Batth From Stoke City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/01\/17\/sunderland-weekly-round-up-black-cats-transfer-rumours-pick-up-pace\/\" target=\"_self\">Sunderland<\/a> have completed the signing of former <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/wolves-club-analysis-news-fixtures\/\" target=\"_self\">Wolverhampton Wanderers<\/a> defender Danny Batth from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/01\/16\/stoke-city-lewis-baker-phil-jagielka\/\" target=\"_self\">Stoke City<\/a>. The news was announced via <a href=\"https:\/\/safc.com\/news\/team-news\/2022\/january\/danny-batth-signs-for-sunderland\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">safc.com<\/a>. The 6ft 3in defender has signed an 18-month deal on Wearside and signs on a free transfer from the Championship club.<\/p>\n<h2>Defender Danny Batth Signs for Sunderland<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">He&#39;s here \u270d\ufe0f <\/p>\n<p>The 6\u20193\u201d defender has put pen to paper on an 18-month deal on Wearside. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SAFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SAFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sunderland AFC (@SunderlandAFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunderlandAFC\/status\/1483501468497944580?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>New Signing Happy to Be Part of Sunderland Journey<\/h3>\n<p>Soon after signing, new defender Danny Batth spoke about his move to the North-East. <a href=\"https:\/\/safc.com\/news\/team-news\/2022\/january\/danny-batth-signs-for-sunderland\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">He said<\/a>: \u201cI\u2019m very happy that this deal is done because this is a juggernaut of a football club and I\u2019m delighted to be a part of its journey. This is the perfect set-up for me. I\u2019m really looking forward to playing in front of the home supporters and I\u2019ve already spoken to the Head Coach, who has tried to sign me in the past. When the opportunity arose, I thought it would be the perfect option to crack on and do well.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Lee Johnson Finally Gets His Man<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/safc.com\/news\/team-news\/2022\/january\/danny-batth-signs-for-sunderland\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lee Johnson<\/a> finally signed defender Danny Batth after failing to sign him in previous transfer windows. Sunderland&#8217;s head coach said: \u201cDanny is a player that I\u2019ve tried to sign a couple of times before, so it\u2019s third time lucky. We have some good characters already in place at the football club and you are always looking to nurture leadership qualities, but Danny\u2019s come ready-made. A dominant centre-back, he has a great personality and I think he will have really positive effect on and off the pitch.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Defender Danny Batth Experienced in Promotion Winning Seasons<\/h3>\n<p>Sunderland&#8217;s aim this season is to get out of League One and return to the Championship. The club is currently in the middle of its fourth consecutive season in England&#8217;s third tier and are desperate for promotion. Defender Danny Batth has gained promotion three times in his career, twice from League One.<\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old won promotion twice with Wolves. Firstly from League One and then from the Championship. Batth also gained promotion from League One while at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/08\/31\/saido-berahino-set-for-sheffield-wednesday\/\" target=\"_self\">Sheffield Wednesday<\/a>. Sunderland fans will now be hoping that a fourth promotion-winning campaign will be added to his CV.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"CD6fZfDzRwlJX6tU-BnYkA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1237809837\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'CD6fZfDzRwlJX6tU-BnYkA',sig:'wT1aQy3jA9NdnP-zjmGFmLKy5_eKMYdZkisB_YDB5xI=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1237809837',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunderland have completed the signing of central defender Danny Batth from Championship club Stoke City. 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