Former Netherlands midfielder Edgar Davids joined English club Crystal Palace on Friday, two years after last playing professional football.
The 37-year-old Davids will be paid only for the games he plays for the League Championship side, easing the burden on a second-tier side that has had financial problems for several years.
Davids has not played since leaving Ajax in 2008 but has been training with the Dutch club in an effort to stay fit. He almost joined Leicester last year but could not agree to contract terms.
"I just want to enjoy football and show the best I can do," Davids said.
Davids played 74 times for the Netherlands in a career that also took him to AC Milan, Juventus, Barcelona, Inter Milan and Tottenham.
He made the first of four appearances in the Champions League final when he won the tournament with Ajax in 1995. After winning three Dutch league titles with Ajax, he spent a year at Milan before winning three Italian league titles with Juventus.
A dynamic midfielder capable of destroying opposition attacks, Davids then spent a half season on loan at Barcelona, won the Italian Cup with Inter and played for two years in the Premier League with Tottenham for his only experience of English football.
Although slowing by this point, Davids helped Tottenham finish fifth in 2006 and '07 for its highest league position since 1990. He returned to Ajax in January 2007 on an 18-month contract.
"We spoke to Edgar and had a meeting with him earlier in the week," Crystal Palace manager George Burley said. "He has been training with Ajax but now it's good to see us agree terms with him."
