Fulham have signed Paul Konchesky on a four-year contract from West Ham United.
The full-back has headed across the capital for an undisclosed fee after spending two years at Upton Park.
He made 70 appearances during his time with The Hammers and was recently the subject of a failed bid from Birmingham City.
Blues opted against upping their offer and Konchesky was happy to link up with Lawrie Sanchez's side instead.
"When I knew that Fulham were interested in me I was really pleased," Konchesky told the club's official website.
"I then met with Lawrie and talked about his plans for the future here and I was really impressed with what he had to say; so it wasn't a difficult decision to make the switch across London.
"Obviously the club has made a few signings this window, so it's a case of us all settling in and getting on with training, and I'm really looking forward to it."
Konchesky is Sanchez's fifth signing, following the additions of Northern Ireland trio Aaron Hughes, Steven Davis and Chris Baird, along with Diomansy Kamara, and the Fulham boss is happy with his new recruit.
Sanchez said: "I am delighted that Paul Konchesky has joined the influx of players that we have managed to bring to Fulham Football Club.
"His calibre as a defender has been recognised on the international stage with England and he brings a wealth of Premiership experience to our side.
"At 26 Paul's best footballing years will be spent at Craven Cottage and I am looking forward to him becoming an integral member of our side next season.'
Source : www.skysports.com
By Mark Buckingham - Created on 13 Jul 2007
