Town have completed the signing of Sunderland keeper Márton Fülöp on a two-year deal. The Hungarian international, who trained with his new team-mates this morning, is understood to have moved for a fee of £750,000.

An international team-mate and close friend of Town striker Tamás Priskin, Fülöp started his career with MTK Hungaria during which time he went on loan to Elöre and Siófok, also in his homeland.

After a three-day trial in July 2004, the 6ft 5in tall keeper joined Spurs. In 2004/05 he spent time on loan at Chesterfield, then the following season moved on to Coventry on a similar basis.

In November 2006 he joined Roy Keane’s Sunderland, making his move to the Stadium of Light a permanent one in the following January for a fee of £900,000.

Fulop, who has won 21 Hungarian caps, moved on loan to Leicester in August 2007 and was expected to stay with the Foxes until the end of the season. However, after the clubs failed to agree a fee for his permanent move to the Walkers Stadium in the following January — Leicester offered £1 million, Sunderland wanted £3 million — he returned to Wearside.

In February 2008 he briefly joined Stoke on loan but was recalled after four days to cover an injury at Sunderland, however, the Potters and Black Cats agreed a £3 million fee that summer but the move eventually broke down.

Last season Fülöp made only 14 appearances for the Black Cats with Craig Gordon the first choice and Trevor Carson the regular sub. More recently Belgian U21 international Simon Mignolet has also moved to the Stadium of Light. Gordon suffered a broken arm in pre-season and Bruce is looking to sign another senior keeper.

Towards the end of the 2009/10 campaign Fülöp joined Manchester City on an emergency loan basis as cover for the injured Shay Given, but his move to Eastlands was never expected to stretch beyond the final games of the Premier League season.

Blues boss Roy Keane has stated that he likes to have three keepers in his squad and with Richard Wright departing in the summer wanted an additional glovesman to compete with Brian Murphy and Arran Lee-Barrett. TWTD first reported the Blues’ interest in Fülöp in May.

Fülöp, who had a year left on his Sunderland contact, had also been linked with newly-promoted La Liga side Hercules but he understood to have turned down the move to Spain. Anderlecht and Olympiakos were also reportedly interested earlier in the summer, along with a number of Premier League sides, West Brom and Fulham believed to be amongst them.

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Skip73 added 16:06 - Aug 5 Billy boi, I like the way you included Liam Rosenior in that list, but to be fair he had a 9 month trial and ultimately didn't do enough.
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Back_The_Boss added 16:50 - Aug 5 Very good signing. But at this stage isn't a striker more important? I still have faith!
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jas0999 added 17:41 - Aug 5 Welcome on board! Good signing this. Murphy to go out on loan? Now for a striker and right back please!
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Suffolk_n_Good added 17:51 - Aug 5 I have no problem with signing Marton, who I believe will prove to be a good signing, but as others have said, it wasn't really a goalkeeper we needed, bring on a new striker (preferably 2!) PLEASE!!
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Blue_Showboat added 18:08 - Aug 5 I think this is a great signing, very good keeper at this level and £750,000 is a bargain, especially when you consider Stoke agreed to pay £3million only a year or two ago!!! Really like his attitude as well, not often players are willing to drop a division and take a pay cut in order to play football, can only be a positive role model for the younger players, and as others have said, could give Priskin a shot of confidence!!!

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lezoad added 18:32 - Aug 5 great signing Roy welcome to portman road marton NOW LETS SIGN CHOPRA!
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blue_floyd added 18:47 - Aug 5 A completely unnecessary signing. A right back or striker would have been a better use for this money.
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TheCurly added 21:25 - Aug 5 Pleased with this signing, never 100% convinced by Murphy, hope he will be our No.1 for a long while and having him at the club can only help Priskin, who I still think will come good, not sure that we really want or need Chopra as I think he will be an unsettling influence and is also injury prone
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h32 added 21:53 - Aug 5 Credit where/when it's due - Fulop is a good signing for the club, would have preferred to have seen a 3 year deal though - still got to be be happy to see him here. Now let's see another couple of equally impressive signings - and all is forgiven Mr K. How about that - jas0999 - for fairness on my part ?
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GinjaBumBum added 23:25 - Aug 5 Brilliant news i believe that Martin Fulop is the goalkeeper we have been looking for with premierleague experience. He will also keep Brian Murphy and Aaron Lee Barrett on their toes for them to try and break into the first teams, Awesome goalkeeper. What has happened to James Vaughan nowaday he is a good young striker who would be an excellent signing for town aswell

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GinjaBumBum added 08:51 - Aug 6 What about Danny Welbeck he impressed me when he was on loan at Preston last season
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