Sunderland midfielder Kieran Richardson has completed a £2 million move to Fulham. The former Manchester United midfielder conducted talks with Martin Jol after Sunderland accepted the bid.

Richardson was not included in the 18 for the Capital One Cup second round victory over Morecambe, and speaking to The Mail Online, O’Neill revealed the reason afterwards:

“A club has made an offer for him today and we, as a club, have accepted that, and it gives Kieran the opportunity to find out for himself.

“If it doesn’t materialise and he comes back, I’ll still be pleased, but it’s a position we might have to go and have a look at. Jack [Colback] played very, very well there tonight, but Kieran wanted to pursue this and have a look at this, finding we had accepted the offer, and I will see what comes of it.”

It comes as no surprise that the former Manchester United player, who is in the final year of his contract, has left the Stadium of Light after weeks of speculation over his future. O’Neill has already been linked with a series of replacements, and he confirmed he would look to make progress on that front once the deal went through. He continued: “It is something, if Kieran does go, that we would have to look at.”

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