Newcastle United have completed the signing of Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope, signing a four-year deal.
The England international has agreed to join for an undisclosed fee from the relegated Clarets and joins former Burnley team-mate Chris Wood at St James' Park. The 30-year-old had one year left on his deal at Turf Moor plus the option of a further year.
But despite Vincent Kompany being appointed at Burnley, Pope has opted for pastures new and joins Newcastle on a deal that should see him end his career at St James' Park. Pope has eight England caps to his name.
Pope, 30, was delighted to have signed for United, and said: "Now I'm here, I can't wait to get started. The deal has taken a couple of weeks to come to fruition but it got over the line really quickly, and I'm delighted to be here and I'm really looking forward to getting stuck into it."
Head coach Eddie Howe was pleased with his latest addition, adding: "Nick is an exceptional Premier League and international level goalkeeper so I'm very pleased to be adding strong competition to a very important position.
"There has been a lot of interest in him from other clubs this summer, so I'd like to thank our owners and everyone behind the scenes for getting us ahead of the competition. I'm delighted he is joining us as we prepare for the exciting challenge ahead."
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