Blackburn have completed the signing of Tottenham goalkeeper Paul Robinson for a £3.5million fee.

The England international has agreed personal terms on a five-year deal after productive talks with Rovers boss Paul Ince.

Robinson becomes Ince's first signing since swapping MK Dons for Ewood Park in the summer, after being informed he was surplus to requirements at White Hart Lane by Spurs boss Juande Ramos.

The 28-year-old began his career at Leeds before a move to the capital in 2004, where he went on to make 137 appearances.

Robinson's arrival will almost certainly signal the departure of Brad Friedel.

The American has been in talks with Aston Villa over a £2million switch, which Rovers insisted would only be completed once they had signed a replacement for the 37-year-old.

PAUL ROBINSON FACTFILE

1979: Born, October 15.

1997: Wins FA Youth Cup with Leeds and signs up as a trainee with the club.

1998: October - Makes first-team debut in goalless draw with Chelsea at Elland Road. Makes five further appearances before the end of the season.

1999: May - Agrees new four-year contract.

October - Makes England Under-21 debut in 4-1 win over Denmark.

2000: October - Injury to Nigel Martyn allows him to return to the Leeds side.

Appearances include Champions League matches against Barcelona, AC Milan, Real Madrid and Lazio.

2002: February - Agrees new five-year contract.

May - Features in England Under-21s' European Championship campaign.

August - Becomes first-choice Leeds keeper ahead of Nigel Martyn.

2003: February - Makes England debut in 3-1 friendly defeat by Australia at Upton Park.

June 26 - Aston Villa agree a fee with Leeds for Robinson.

June 27 - Robinson's representatives reveal talks with Villa "have broken down at a very early stage". The player says he is "looking forward to returning to pre-season training at Leeds United".

September 24 - Heads stoppage time equaliser against Swindon in Carling Cup tie and saves a penalty as Leeds win shoot-out.

2004: January - Leeds agree to sell Robinson to Tottenham but the move breaks down because Premier League rules prevent him from being loaned back to the Yorkshire club until the end of the season.

May 8 - Concedes three goals in his final game at Elland Road, a draw against Charlton.

May 17 - Joins Tottenham with Leeds receiving £1.5million in return.

June 5 - Makes first start for England in 6-1 win over Iceland and his deputy to David James at Euro 2004 in Portugal.

2006: June/July - Is first-choice goalkeeper at World Cup in Germany and keeps four clean sheets in five games as England are knocked out in the quarter-finals by Portugal.

October 11 - Doubts surface over Robinson's international future after Gary Neville's back-pass bobbles over his foot and into an empty net in the 2-0 defeat to Croatia.

2007: March - Scores first ever goal as his free-kick bounces over Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster.

November 16 - Dropped to the bench as Scott Carson keeps a clean sheet in England's 1-0 friendly win over Austria in Vienna.

November 21 - Omitted from the England squad for the crucial Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia at Wembley.

2008: January 5 - Fails to deal with Stephen Hunt's free-kick for the opening goal in the 2-2 FA Cup third-round draw against Reading, then fails to cleanly collect Leroy Lita's shot - with Hunt getting Reading's second goal. Dropped for 10 games.

February - Regains first-team spot in UEFA Cup clash against Slavia Prague, then in the next game produces a string of saves to help Spurs end their nine-year trophy drought in the Carling Cup final against Chelsea.

March 30 - Plays in 4-1 home defeat against Newcastle in what is his last appearance of the season.

July 25 - Joins Blackburn for £3.5million, signing a five-year contract with the Ewood Park club.

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