Leicester City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson believes the knowledge of Ghana defender John Paintsil in the English game could be vital for his Championship side.
The Swede signed the 29-year-old right-back for the next three seasons subject to obtaining a work permit.
Paintsil has 68 caps for the Black Stars and over 100 Premier League appearances from spells at West Ham and Fulham.
"It's very good that a player of John's experience and quality wants to join us at Leicester," Eriksson said.
He added that: "He is another established Premier League footballer with a lot of caps at international level. He's very athletic, strong, and I'm sure he will do very well for us.
"If we lacked experience in defence last season, we have certainly addressed that with the players we have brought in this summer."
Paintsil played all of Ghana's matches at the 2010 Fifa World Cup finals in South Africa where they reached the quarter-final stage.