Fulham confirmed the signing of goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg from Italian side Roma for an undisclosed fee.
The 30-year-old signed a four-year contract with Fulham, and is reunited with manager Martin Jol, his former manager at Ajax.
Fulham have been busy in the transfer market, having already captured the likes of Sascha Riether, Derek Boateng and Fernando Amorebieta, making Stekelenburg, who has been linked with a move to Arsenal in the past, the club's fourth permanent signing of the summer.
The signing also casts doubts on the future of Mark Schwarzer, who might now have to think about moving on to another club, with Stekelenburg most likely to be made No.1 goalkeeper by Jol.
"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," Stekelenburg told the club's official 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 preseason and enjoying some time with them prior to the new season starting."
Jol has no doubts about his new signing adapting to the rigors of the Premier League.
"Maarten Stekelenburg is a fine quality goalkeeper who I know well from my time working with him at Ajax and of course as the Dutch international goalkeeper I have always had an additional interest in his career," the manager 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."
