Leicester City has announced that they have completed the signing of Liverpool full-back Paul Konchesky for an undisclosed fee.
The London-born defender has joined the Foxes on a three-year contract and becomes the latest player to join Sven Goran Eriksson’s team as he looks to splash the cash in order to take the midlands club back into the Premier League.
After impressing for Charlton Athletic the player gained the reputation as a promising England full back, but he has endured a torrid time trying to settle at a number of Premier League clubs including West Ham, Fulham and finally Liverpool.
Eriksson told the club's official website of his delight at capturing Konchesky: "Paul has been a Premier League player year in and year out throughout his career so he represents a very big signing for us.
"He wanted to come to Leicester City and it means a lot that proven, established top flight footballers want to be part of what we are building here.
"I know Paul very well as a player and as a person and he will be a top class addition to our squad."
After being bought to Anfield by Roy Hodgson and not impressing in the first half of the season Kenny Dalglish sent him on loan to Nottingham Forest, where he helped the team to secure play-off qualification.
The 30-year-old also has previous history with the Leicester manager, as Eriksson was the man who gave Konchesky the first of his two England caps in 2003.
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