Terrific defender.
What age is he, 25? Really good centre-backs go until they're 33/34 these days, so if we've got an 8 year leader in the middle of our defence for 20M odd then it's a superb bit of business.
I know we all want shexy stepover signings, but good centre-backs win you league titles. The heart of our defence was what stopped us from winning the league last year, and improving that area was our biggest need this summer.
Love this guy's ability at the back. Not crash fucking hot on how we decided to leave Southampton, but couldn't be happier with the thought of this guy leading us for years to come.
He'll be captain after Gerrard's done.