sentences:  In July 2007, Fulham agreed a fee with Cork City to sign O'Donovan, however, Roy Keane signed him for Sunderland on 7 August for a League of Ireland record transfer fee of €500,000, with O'Donovan saying, ""I had a choice between Fulham and Sunderland but when I spoke to the gaffer [Roy Keane] my mind was made up.