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Leicester sign keeper Schwarzer from Chelsea

ESPN staff
January 6, 2015
Mark Schwarzer was fed up with life as Chelsea's third choice behind Thibaut Courtois and Petr Cech © Getty Images
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Leicester City have signed Chelsea goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer on a contract until June 2016.

Schwarzer has made more than 500 appearances in the Premier League for Middlesbrough, Fulham and the Chelsea, while he also played 109 times for Australia.

"I feel really excited about the challenge. When I first arrived, got a great buzz and feel about Leicester,'' Schwarzer told the club's website.

Schwarzer, who played both legs of Chelsea's Champions League semi-final encounter with Atletico Madrid last season, could get the nod ahead of Ben Hamer for a starting place in Saturday's Premier League match with Aston Villa.

"The opportunity to work with Nigel Pearson, who I played with back at Middlesbrough, and to be more involved and play more football," he added

"At Chelsea I didn't play a lot and the last six months has been the toughest part when I haven't been involved at all at times. The opportunity of playing some games is very enticing for me."

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