SUNDERLAND are set to complete a transfer double within the next 24 hours, with Everton duo Bryan Oviedo and Darron Gibson poised to agree permanent deals at the Stadium of Light.
However, Patrick van Aanholt is no longer a Black Cat, with Crystal Palace having confirmed the completion of the full-back's £14m move to Selhurst Park.
#CPFC are delighted to announce the signing of @pvanaanholt on a four-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee! #WelcomePatrick 🔴🔵 pic.twitter.com/aw357Wtcoj
— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) January 30, 2017
Both Oviedo and Gibson travelled to the North-East last night after Everton officials agreed to sanction their departure.
They are due to undergo a medical this morning, and with personal terms all-but-agreed, their transfers should be confirmed well ahead of tomorrow night's transfer deadline.
Their arrival represents a much-needed breakthrough for Black Cats boss David Moyes, with van Aanholt's £14m move to Crystal Palace having finally been confirmed this morning.
Palace have paid an initial fee of £10m for the Dutch defender, who has signed a four-and-a-half year deal, with an additional £4m dependent on a series of clauses being met.
Van Aanholt joined Sunderland in a £1.5m move from Chelsea in the summer of 2014, and leaves having made 95 senior appearances for the Black Cats. His three Premier League goals this season make him the club's joint second-highest scorer behind Jermain Defoe.
Oviedo will effectively replace van Aanholt at left-back, having played under Moyes during the Scotsman's time at Goodison Park.
SUNDERLAND BOUND: Bryan Oviedo
A Costa Rica international, Oviedo has made 68 senior appearances since joining Everton from Dutch club FC Copenhagen in 2012.
Gibson also joined Everton in 2012, having graduated through the academy at Manchester United.
A central midfielder, his time on Merseyside has been blighted by a succession of injuries, and he will leave Everton having made just 38 Premier League starts.
The pair will swell Sunderland's ex-Everton contingent, joining the likes of Joleon Lescott, Jack Rodwell, Steven Pienaar and Victor Anichebe, who have also been on the Goodison Park club's books.
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