Source: Telegraph
Sunderland sign Boudewijn Zenden until end of season
Zenden has signed as a free agent after impressing while on trial in the north east having left Marseille during the summer. [LNB]Sunderland are now awaiting international clearance to allow Zenden, who has 54 senior international caps, to go into the squad for their Premier League clash with Liverpool. [LNB]Transfer deadline day: Robbie Keane signs for Spurs but Arsenal wait for Andrei ArshavinZenden will provide cover in midfield for Sunderland, who also have the option of extending his deal until the summer of 2011. [LNB]Steve Bruce's side are short of numbers in the middle of the park after Dean Whitehead, Grant Leadbitter and Carlos Edwards were sold in the summer while Teemu Tainio was allowed to join Birmingham on loan. [LNB]Zenden rose to prominence at PSV Eindhoven before moving on to Barcelona, Chelsea, Middlesbrough and Liverpool. [LNB]He joined Marseille in 2007 and spent two seasons at the Stade Velodrome before opting to leave at the end of last season. [LNB]
