Aston Villa have signed Brad Friedel from Blackburn Rovers on a three-year contract.
The 37-year-old American goalkeeper was given permission to speak with Villa but only allowed to move when Rovers had signed a replacement. Blackburn signed Paul Robinson from Spurs yesterday.
Friedel joined Blackburn from Liverpool in 2000.
He played 82 games for the United States national team between 1992 and 2005.
Early in his career he was denied work permits to play for Nottingham Forest, Newcastle United and Sunderland.
