Sunderland manager Steve Bruce beat off competition from several other top flight teams for the 25-year-old who began his career at Charlton Athletic before moving to Brentford.
"Michael is one of the country's premier central defenders and I have had my eye on him for a while," Bruce told the Sunderland website.
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