Peterborough United have confirmed the signing of former Blues keeper Dai Cornell on a two-year deal.

The news comes as little surprise, Posh forward Idris Kanu having posted a photo of the Welshman training with the Championship new boys on Friday.

The 30-year-old recently left Town after his contract was terminated by mutual consent, it having been made clear that his opportunities would be limited if he stayed at Portman Road.

“It is a great opportunity for me, the club had a wonderful campaign last season and secured promotion to the Championship, and I want to come in and challenge for that number one position,” Cornell told the Posh club site.

“I was grateful that the club wanted to get the deal done quickly and I can now look forward to meeting the lads and start forming relationships, particularly with the goalkeepers we have at the club and the coach Mark Tyler.

“When I heard about the interest, it was a move that excited me straight away. To potentially play at Championship level is exciting and it is one that I am really looking forward too. I want to come in, work hard and get settled as quickly as I can.”

Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson said: "I am really pleased, it is a good signing for us. He is at a really good age, he has a lot of experience and he will come in and really challenge Christy [Pym] for the number one slot and that is what we need. I am delighted to get it sorted and look forward to working with him.”

Cornell made 10 League One starts in his single season with the Blues as well as playing five games in cups.

Photo: Matchday Images

Bert added 22:14 - Jun 28 Likely to be on the bench more often than not but well done to the lad. Posh obviously see something in Cornell that Cook did not. Time will tell.
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GiveusaWave added 22:18 - Jun 28 Posh always seem to get the best out of players so let's see what happens...
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ringwoodblue added 23:12 - Jun 28 A fantastic opportunity for Cornell to play at Championship level. Think Posh have enough quality to stay in the league. Good luck to him.
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ButchersBrokenNose added 23:19 - Jun 28 Yes, he's not the best keeper in the world but he did alright behind an error-prone defence last season. I wish him well and I hope he cracks on gets the starter's jersey.
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SouperJim added 23:21 - Jun 28 I've nothing against the guy, but not much to see here. No fee, low wages for the Championship and he will be adequate backup for Pym, nothing more.
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have_a_word_with_him added 00:20 - Jun 29 ah yes the old "time will tell" comment. Will time also tell whether Ollie Hawkins is really a Premier League striker in disguise, Emyr Huws is actually as good as Bruno Fernandes if it hadn't been for injuries, and James Wilson is the answer to Liverpool's defensive woes? Saying it about every player who leaves the club is a pretty safe way to cover yourself and come back to it later...

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KiwiBlue2 added 02:50 - Jun 29 While not really rating Cornell I find it amazing how frequently our cast-offs go on to higher leagues......
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Juggsy added 05:18 - Jun 29 @kiwiblue - Dozzell and Cornell?
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Dissboyitfc added 07:55 - Jun 29 20 now gone only Cornell and Dozell gone onto higher levels, have I missed anyone? Good luck to Cornell!
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Barty added 08:23 - Jun 29 All the best Dai & I hope you do well for them
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Wickets added 08:59 - Jun 29 Reasonable low cost back up , good luck to him .
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runningout added 13:04 - Jun 29 He's not a lad Bert and Im old..ish
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Rootshall91 added 13:34 - Jun 29 Glad to see our released players and back room staff securing contracts elsewhere.
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