Sunderland AFC transfer news LIVE: Fallout from triple Deadline Day exit ahead of MK Dons clash

Lee Johnson had already brought in four new faces during January and the final day of the trading period was mostly spent on finalising outgoings.

And there were no fewer than three agreed, with Danny Graham, Elliot Embleton and Will Grigg all leaving in some variety on Monday evening.

But there is no time to dwell on the window, with Sunderland back in action this evening in the Papa John’s Trophy.

MK Dons are the Wearsiders’ hosts with Wembley potentially just two games away. We’ll have all the build-up to that game, as well as the latest headlines from the Stadium of Light, right here throughout the day.

And we’ll also be keeping a close eye on the impending takeover of the club by Kyril Louis-Dreyfus – so simply scroll down for fresh updates as the day progresses: