West Ham defender Matthew Upson signs for Stoke City on a two-year deal

09 August 2011 17:32
By Telegraph staff and agencies[LNB]6:03PM BST 09 Aug 2011[LNB] The 32-year-old England international was released by relegated West Ham after his contract expired at the end of last season. [LNB]He follows former international defender Jonathan Woodgate to the club after the ex-Tottenham centre-back agreed a deal last month having been released by the Londoners. [LNB]''This is another fantastic deal for this football club when you consider the quality and experience of the lad,'' Stoke manager Tony Pulis said. [LNB]Pulis continued: "We now have strength in depth in our defence with both Matthew and Jonathan on board and we've managed to achieve that without significant outlay on transfer fees, which is quite remarkable in today's market of vastly-inflated prices. [LNB]"Their experience of performing at the highest level will be a valuable asset to us because we have some good young defenders and a young goalkeeper. [LNB]Related Articles

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