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Fulham complete Stekelenburg signing

last updated Wednesday 05th June 2013, 10:51 PM


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Fulham have completed the signing of Netherlands goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg from Italian side AS Roma.

The 30-year-old, who worked with Fulham manager Martin Jol at Ajax, has joined for an undisclosed fee and signed a four-year contract.

"I am very happy to be joining Fulham, and to have everything sorted out so early in the summer, so I can really focus on preparations for playing in the Barclays Premier League next season," he told the club's website.

"It's good that I'll be joining Martin again, he knows my capabilities very well, so I am just looking forward to joining up with the team in pre-season and enjoying some time with them prior to the new season starting."

Stekelenburg spent 11 seasons at Ajax, winning two Eredivisie titles, before moving to Italy in 2011. He has 54 caps for the Netherlands and is first choice for his country after the retirement of Edwin Van der Sar.

"Maarten Stekelenburg is a fine-quality goalkeeper whom I know well from my time at Ajax and, of course, as the Dutch international goalkeeper I have always had an additional interest in his career," Jol said. "I am sure that he will do well here at Fulham in the Premier League.

"He is a player of great quality and technical ability whose distribution and ability to react quickly and read the game is exceptional; he will be a fantastic addition to the talented team of keepers that we already have. I am delighted that he was so keen to come to join us and am very happy with the way that the summer is shaping up in terms of our signings, so on the whole I'm ever so pleased."

Stekelenburg is Fulham's third signing of the summer, after Ghana midfielder Derek Boateng and Athletic Bilbao defender Fernando Amorebieta.
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