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Australia goalkeeper Mathew Ryan set to join Brighton for 'club-record fee'

Brighton and Hove Albion have signed Australia goalkeeper Mathew Ryan from Valencia for an undisclosed club-record fee.

The 25-year-old will join the newly promoted Premier League club on 1 July.

Albion's first-choice keeper, David Stockdale, turned down a new contract and is set to join Championship side Birmingham City.

Ryan, who has won 32 caps, is in the Australia squad for the Confederations Cup in Russia starting on Saturday.

He joined Valencia on a six-year deal from Belgian side Club Brugge in 2015, but made only 10 appearances for the Spanish side, spending last season back in Belgium on loan at Genk.