Birmingham have signed goalkeeper Ben Foster from Manchester United on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

The 27-year-old England international fills the gap left by Joe Hart's return to Manchester City after a loan spell.

Foster joined United from Stoke in 2005 and signed an improved four-year contract at Old Trafford in July 2009.

He began last season as United's first choice but errors in the Community Shield against Chelsea as well as the Manchester derby cost him his place.

Foster played for England as recently as November, against Brazil, but a lack of regular club football saw him dropped and as a result he missed out on a place in the World Cup squad - which includes his Birmingham predecessor Hart.

United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has already revealed England Under-21 keeper Ben Amos will be promoted to his first-team squad for next season as back-up to Edwin van der Sar and Tomasz Kuszczak.

"He will now be our third goalkeeper, he's very talented and has a good future ahead of him," he said.


Source - BBC