Maarten Stekelenburg: Fulham sign Dutch goalkeeper
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Fulham have signed Netherlands goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg from AS Roma for an undisclosed fee.
The 30-year-old, who has agreed a four-year deal, spent 11 seasons at Dutch giants Ajax, helping them to two league titles before moving to the Serie A club in 2011.
"I'm happy to be joining Fulham and to have everything sorted out so early in the summer," he told the club website.
"I can focus on preparations for playing in the league next season."
Stekelenburg, who has won 54 caps and played in the 2010 World Cup final, worked with Fulham boss Martin Jol when he managed Ajax during the 2009-10 campaign.
"It's good that I'll be joining Martin again, he knows my capabilities very well," added the keeper.
"I am looking forward to joining up with the team in pre-season and enjoying some time with them prior to the new season starting."
Jol added: "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."
Fulham have already signed Fernando Amorebieta, midfielder Derek Boateng and Sascha Riether in this transfer window.
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As for Stekelenburg, he joins the long list of Jol's recently impressive signings, ranging from Berbatov to Riether to Boateng. Fulham will do well this season.
This is about Fulham, Great signing for them and another brilliant bit of business from Martin Jol who is massively underated as a coach.
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Signing a 30 year old on a four year contract? Hahaha
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You do realise he's a goalkeeper? Hahahaha
COYW!!!
As it is, we get half a page if that with little or no excitement or in depth knowledge.
Once again, shame on you BBC.
Plenty of youth coming though and I expect t see more of Kaca, Frei, Dembele and others this season.
However, great signing for us, played at the highest level you can get and coming into his prime as a GK. Great business MJ.
Are you honestly having a laugh???
What an idiotic and clearly misguided statement. I could reel off a list as long as my arm, my leg, my entire body of players who you have signed at over-inflated costs and with over-inflated wages.
What an incredibly condescending and pompous remark, stick to worrying about your own team; theres enough for you to do on that front. Good times are over....
is that what left with .?
What's happened are you not able to wind the big clubs supporters up , so you turn too smaller premiership clubs ,
Oh well you might finish above Everton next year
By the way thanks for kalla and de Valle , it was not a bad swap deal for Konch
I was thinking, on the other article, that Arshavin/Denilson could probably play for half the EPL teams - be interesting to have Arshavin and Berbatov in the same side.
You'd think zero chance of tracking back, showing much effort, but I think Berbatov's chipped in with a fair amount of goals for Fulham.
Be weird seeing them both.