"?Southampton have officially completed the signing of Crystal Palace goalkeeper Alex McCarthy, who arrives at St Mary's on a three-year deal to bolster the position alongside existing stoppers Fraser Forster and Paulo Gazzaniga.
The 26-year-old spent just a single season at Selhurst Park but saw competition for places increase when French international Steve Mandanda joined the club.
He will be a welcome addition at Southampton following the recent retirement of club legend Kelvin Davis and the departure of Dutch international Maarten Stekelenburg following the end of his season-long loan from Fulham.
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"I'm over the moon to join a club like this. The club is known for producing young players and they've had successful seasons," McCarthy said.
"There's the Europa League to look forward to this season, so there's going to be a lot of games.
"With the stature of the club, I'm honoured to be here and I'm looking forward to getting working with everyone."
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Executive Director of Football Les Reed was equally positive, adding, "Once again, I am delighted to welcome another player to the squad at Southampton.
"We now have two quality English goalkeepers who have both represented the country at international level," he said, referring to McCarthy's Under-21 experience.
"I am confident that Fraser will soon be England's number one, and in Alex we have a young player who has already had a taste of the England senior squad, as well as excellent experience at Under-21 level.
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"Alex is ambitious and will be pushing for a starting place every time he gets the opportunity, which can only be good for Fraser and a shining example for Harry Lewis and the younger keepers below.
"Working with Dave Watson, our keepers can only get better and, who knows, we could have two Saints stoppers at the World Cup in two years' time."
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