JONATHAN WOODGATE have completed the signing of St Gallen’s Dejan Stojanovic.

A fee believed to be around £1m was agreed for Stojanovic, who arrives after Darren Randolph’s £4m move to West Ham United went through on Wednesday.

Stojanovic, 26, has signed a three-and-a-half year contract and will link up with his new team-mates on Sunday.

Woodgate said: “We’re delighted to be able to sign Dejan. With Darren joining West Ham it was important that we added competition for the goalkeepers who are here.”

Stojanovic had been on Middlesbrough’s radar for some time as plans were put in place in preparation for the day when Randolph left.

An Austrian-born Macedonian, Stojanovic has spent the last few years playing in Switzerland.

The former Macedonian Under-21 international had three years with Bologna in Italy before joining St Gallen in 2016.

He will compete for a place in Woodgate’s starting XI with Aynsley Pears and Tomas Mejias.

During Randolph’s recent spell on the sidelines, County Durham-born Pears has done his chances the world of good by proving he can handle the first team stage.

After missing out against Tottenham, Pears is expected to start against Fulham tonight.