Southampton sign Fraser Forster from Celtic on four-year pact

Published Aug. 9, 2014 5:30 p.m. ET

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SOUTHAMPTON, England -- Southampton has signed Fraser Forster from Scottish champion Celtic for a reported fee of 10 million pounds ($17 million).

Southampton says on its Twitter page that Forster has agreed a four-year deal with the club.

He will compete with Artur Boruc to be Southampton's first-choice goalkeeper in the Premier League this season.

Forster, who joined Celtic from Newcastle in 2012, has played two games for England.