EPL champions Leicester sign keeper Zieler from Hannover
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Barclays Premier League champions Leicester have made their first summer signing with the acquisition of goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler from Hannover.
The 27-year-old Germany international arrives for an undisclosed fee and has put pen to paper on a four-year contract to keep him at King Power Stadium until 2020.
Zieler will link up with his new team-mates when Leicester return to training in July, ahead of an exciting pre-season schedule which includes matches against Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Celtic in the International Champions Cup.
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He told the club's official website, lcfc.com: ''It feels great coming to Leicester and joining the club after they've had such a great season - it's really nice to be part of the club now.
''I've been shown around the training ground and it looks very good and I've been to the stadium - I heard about the great atmosphere and the great fans, so my first impression is very good.''
Zieler, part of the Germany squad which won the World Cup in 2014, was a youngster at Manchester United alongside current Leicester players Danny Simpson, Danny Drinkwater, Ritchie De Laet and Matty James.
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With six caps for his country, more than 200 appearances for Hannover and Europa League experience, Zieler adds valuable know-how to Claudio Ranieri's squad ahead of the club's first ever Champions League campaign and strong competition for current number one Kasper Schmeichel.
He was an ever-present for Hannover in their previous five Bundesliga campaigns and has experienced English football, despite never making a first-team appearance for Manchester United, with a two-game loan spell at Northampton during the 2008-09 season.