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Southampton sign Stuart Taylor to add to goalkeeping depth

POLOKWANE, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 18: Stuart Taylor of Manchester City looks on during the 2009 Vodacom Challenge match between Orlando Pirates and Manchester
Image: Stuart Taylor has joined Southampton on a one-year deal

Southampton have signed former Arsenal and Manchester City goalkeeper Stuart Taylor on a one-year deal.

Taylor will provide back-up for England 'keeper Fraser Forster and summer signing Alex McCarthy at St Mary's.

The 35-year-old has been a professional since 1997, when he progressed from the youth ranks at Arsenal, but he has never been a regular starter in his career.

Taylor made 30 appearances for the Gunners but is yet to pass 100 senior games in all competitions and was without a club last season, having been released by Leeds United at the end of the 2014-15 campaign.

He is the third senior goalkeeper on Southampton's books, with Paolo Gazzaniga having joined Rayo Vallecano on loan and Kelvin Davis retiring at the end of last season.

Taylor said: "It's fantastic to be here. I was in contact with Dave Watson and he's a fantastic goalkeeping coach. When I got a call from him asking to come down, I was over the moon.

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"I know a couple of the lads who are already here, so it helps to settle in and I'm looking forward to getting on with it and enjoying it."

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