Stoke have signed former West Ham centre-back Matthew Upson on a free transfer, with the England international agreeing a two-year deal.
The 32-year-old was released by the relegated Hammers, after his contract expired at the end of last season.
He follows former international defender Jonathan Woodgate to the club, after the ex-Tottenham centre-back agreed a deal last month having been released by the Londoners.
"This is another fantastic deal for this football club when you consider the quality and experience of the lad," manager Tony Pulis told stokecityfc.com.
"We now have strength in depth in our defence with Matthew and Jonathan on board and we've managed to achieve that without a significant outlay on transfer fees, which is quite remarkable in today's market of vastly inflated prices."
Pulis added: "Their experience of performing at the highest level will be a valuable asset to us because we have some good young defenders and a young goalkeeper."
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