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Sunderland transfer news: Sebastian Coates agrees permanent Sporting Lisbon switch

Sebastian Coates has left Sunderland after agreeing a permanent switch to Sporting Lisbon.

Uruguayan defender Coates has been on loan in Portugal for more than a year and Lisbon have decided to take advantage of their option to make the deal a permanent one.

Coates, 26, made 32 appearances for Sunderland in his two spells spread over three years.