QPR catches big catch Julio Cesar

LONDON, England  ●   Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar has agreed a four-year deal with Queens Park Rangers, subject to the player receiving international clearance and being granted a visa, the Premier League club said on Wednesday.

The 32 year-old, capped 64 times by his country, has agreed a contract after leaving Italian giants Inter Milan.

During his seven years at San Siro, Julio Cesar won the Champions League and five Italian titles.

“I’m so happy and excited to be here,” he told QPR’s website.

“The ambition of this club was presented to me by the chairman and the coach and I couldn’t have been more impressed.

“The desire to achieve things at this club is clear for everyone to see and I wanted to be part of that. I have come here to compete for the shirt and give my all.”

He added: “The English Premier League is the best division in the world. Everyone wants to play here and I am no different. Now I just want to give my all to the club and show the fans what I am capable of.

“This is a really exciting move for me and I can’t wait to get going.”

The 32-year-old’s recruitment was another coup for the West London club who have brought in nine new faces during the transfer window including former Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-sung.

“It’s fantastic that we’ve been able to attract a keeper of such outstanding ability to the club,” QPR manager Mark Hughes told the club’s website.

“When the opportunity to sign a player of his quality presents itself, you have to act quickly and we’ve managed to get the deal done.”

Cesar will now compete for a starting position alongside England international Robert Green, who is feeling the heat after conceding five goals in QPR’s opening day loss to Swansea.

“It was always my intention to bring two goalkeepers to the club this summer and now we’ve got fantastic competition in that department,” added Hughes.