Late signing on loan of a keeper - but don't we also need a striker?

SUNDERLAND SIGN TOTTENHAM GOALKEEPER

Sunderland tonight made a beat-the-deadline emergency loan signing, bringing giant goalkeeper Marton Fulop in from Tottenham Hotspur.

The 6ft 5ins Hungarian international has been brought in as emergency cover after a recent injury to Ben Alnwick left Darren Ward as Sunderland’s only recognised senior ‘keeper.

Fulop joins the Black Cats on loan until January, subject to Football League clearance, although he is not available for tomorrow night’s Championship match against Wolves at Molineux.

Boss Roy Keane said: “I’m delighted the deal has been completed. Marton is someone we’ve been looking at for a while – he’s young, hungry and just the type of player we’re looking for for this football club.”

Fulop spent the most of last season on loan with Coventry, where he made 33 appearances, including two against Middlesbrough in the FA Cup third round, keeping six clean sheets.

The 23-year-old began his career with MTK Hungaria in 2001 before being loaned out to BKV Elore and then Bodajk FC in his homeland.
He joined Tottenham for a nominal fee in July 2004 after a three-day trial at White Hart Lane. He enjoyed a brief loan spell with Chesterfield between March and May 2005, making seven appearances for the Spireites, keeping two clean sheets.

Fulop represented his country at Under-21s level and then made his full Hungarian debut as a half-time substitute in a friendly against France in May, 2005, keeping a clean sheet for the second period. He was also a half-time sub in a friendly against Austria in August this year.