Fulham compete Riise signing

Jul 13, 2011, 13:04 GMT

London - Fulham completed the signing of defender John Arne Riise from Roma for an undisclosed fee on Wednesday.

The former Liverpool left-back has agreed a three-year deal at Craven Cottage and will link up with his brother Bjorn Helge.

'I'm delighted to have completed my transfer to Fulham this morning and am looking forward to playing in the Premier League once again,' he told fulhamfc.com.

'Fulham is a club that I have been following as my brother, Bjorn, plays here and he speaks very highly of the club and the staff.

'Obviously I also played against the club in the Europa League group stage when they went on to reach the final of the competition.

The Norway left-back is recently-appointed manager Martin Jol's second signing, following the arrival of Hungarian goalkeeper Csaba Somogyi earlier.

'John Arne Riise is an experienced international left-back, who will bring a number of qualities to our squad and provide more options for me,' said Jol.

'He is used to performing at the very highest level for both club and country and is an accomplished player defensively, who can also contribute to our attacking play.'