Brighton have signed permanently Newcastle United goalkeeper Tim Krul.

Albion have converted goalkeeper Tim Krul's loan from Newcastle United to a permanent one-year deal.

The Dutch international initially arrived on a season-long loan last month, but has now signed a one-year contract.

The deal means Krul ends a 12-year association with Newcastle, after arriving from Dutch side ADO Den Haag in the summer of 2005.

He has also played seven times for the Netherlands and won the Under-21 European Championships in 2007.