Artur Boruc has signed for Southampton.
The former Celtic keeper had been in talks with Everton but today signed for the Premiership new boys after watching their 4-1 win over Aston Villa.
Twenty-year-old Paolo Gazzaniga made his Saints debut in goals today with Boruc delighted to be back in football after quitting Fiorentina during the summer.
“I’m looking forward to playing in the best league in the world while I’m playing here at Southampton,” he told the club website.
“I missed football, so I’m really glad that I’m here and I’ve finally found the club I was looking for.
“My dreams are coming true. I’ve been talking about this for a long time, and finally I’m here in the Premier League.”
Southampton boss Nigel Adkins added: “We’re very pleased. Artur has great experience from Celtic and Fiorentina, and from playing from the national team in Poland.
“He now gives us a third goalkeeper in the building, which is important because the potential for injuries and people getting sent off means we have to cover ourselves. He gives us great back-up and competition.
“Paulo is a very young goalkeeper and he did ever-so-well for us today, and everyone knows how much I rate Kelvin – what a great character he is and how important he’s been in what we’ve done here at Southampton. Artur now comes in as a third goalkeeper with a vast amount of experience.”
Boruc joins former Celts Jos Hooiveld and Danny Fox at St Mary’s.
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Third choice at southhampton,he should never have left celtic
He won’t be third choice for long! Boruc seemingly thrives on competition. At fiorentina he was initially on the bench behind Sebastian Frey, who is a great keeper in his own right, but capitalised on an injury to Frey and was first choice even when Frey recovered. I expect the same to happen at Southampton.
Holy Goalie is a Saint.