Sunderland left it to the very end of the January transfer window to finally land a replacement for the outgoing Josh Maja.

Right at the death, the Black Cats finally secured a deal to land Wigan striker Will Grigg, with the Northern Ireland striker signing for the Wearsiders for a fee in the region of £4m.

Grigg has been decent enough through his career, and is famed for his song created during the Euros by the boisterous Irish fans, but we here in the Tavern feel like Sunderland have been backed into a corner and could well have paid over the odds for the striker.

The 27-year-old, while bagging 19 goals in League One last term, has struggled somewhat in the Championship with the Latics and his form for his country has hardly set the world alight either.

It’s with that Championship form and lack of goals at the top level which causes something of a worry, and at £4m, you have to ask the question of if Sunderland might well have paid slightly too much for Grigg.

Of course, they simply had to replace Maja, and Grigg’s record last term for Wigan suggests he can do it in League One and fire in the goals to get the Black Cats back to the Championship.

Sunderlansd fans will no doubt have their own reservations, but on the one hand if Grigg does fire them into the second tier, then £4m will look money well spent.

The jury is still out from us here in the Tavern though, and we feel that Grigg has a lot to prove in the next three months if he is to justify his price tag.

Sunderland fans, what do you think? Have you overpaid? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!