THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MANCHESTER, England — Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given joined Manchester City on Sunday after 12 years at Newcastle.
The 32-year-old Given signed a 4 1/2-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
"We need the experience of a keeper like Shay," manager Mark Hughes said. "I am delighted that we have been able to acquire such an accomplished keeper, and one who is so highly regarded by everyone in the Premier League.
"We are getting a very good keeper, and the experience he has will help the two outstanding young keepers that we have here in Joe and Kasper. I am looking for them all to grow as a group, and it’s important that we have that influence of a senior keeper."
Shay made 354 league starts for Newcastle and has appeared 91 times for Ireland.
He is City’s fourth signing in the transfer window, joining Wayne Bridge, Craig Bellamy and Nigel de Jong at Eastlands.
But City defender Tal Ben Haim is set to join Sunderland on loan until the end of the season after passing a medical.