Thursday, 3rd July, 2014
Leeds United have confirmed the signing of former Arsenal and Manchester City goalkeeper Stuart Taylor.
The 33-year-old, who joins the Peacocks from Reading on a one-year-deal, becomes the club’s first summer signing.
Taylor is a product of Arsenal’s youth set-up and won a league title, an FA Cup and two Community Shields during his time with the Gunners.
The custodian, who counts Aston Villa, Crystal Palace and Leicester City amongst his former employers, has already travelled to Italy to join his new team-mates for pre-season training.
And Leeds head coach David Hockaday revealed that he is delighted with his club’s first acquisition of the summer.
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“I’m absolutely delighted to get Stuart Taylor here. He comes highly recommended by everybody. He has lots of experience and is a great professional”, he told Leeds’ official site.
“He will be perfect for our dressing room because we have a very young team.
"So I’d like to give Stuart a big welcome to Leeds United.”
Taylor is yet to earn a senior cap for England but has represented the nation at various youth levels.
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