Ahead of today’s home Championship match against Ipswich Town, the club has confirmed that Edgar Davids has signed a one-year pay-as-you-play agreement and was presented to the crowd at Selhurst Park.
Moments after the terms were finalized on Friday, Davids expressed his excitement about joining the club while speaking to the official website.
“It is an exciting time for the football club, and for me as well. I just want to enjoy football and showcase my best abilities.”
Manager George Burley shared on the official site how this move developed: “We had a conversation with Edgar and met with him earlier this week. The boy displayed enthusiasm and has been training with Ajax, but it’s great to finally have terms agreed with him.”
At 37 years old, Davids has been without a club for two years since leaving Ajax in 2008, the club that signed him from Tottenham Hotspur in 2007, 17 years after he made his professional debut at the age of 18 in 1991.
During his first stint with the Dutch giants, he made over 100 appearances, winning a Champions League medal, 
three Eredivisie titles, one UEFA Cup winners medal, one Super Cup winners medal, and one Intercontinental Cup winners medal before shifting to Italy in 1996 to join AC Milan.
However, his transfer to the Rossoneri offered limited first-team opportunities, and after just 15 appearances, he transferred to Serie A rivals Juventus in 1997.
At Juventus, Davids made a name for himself as one of the world’s elite holding midfielders, guiding The Old Lady to three Serie A titles and two further Champions League appearances.
In 2004, he departed after making 135 appearances to join Internazionale, with a brief loan stint at Barcelona preceding his return to Milan.
He spent part of the 2003/04 season with the Catalan club, making 18 appearances and scoring once, but a permanent deal could not be reached, leading him to accept a three-year contract with Inter that summer.
Nonetheless, similar to his earlier move to AC Milan, Davids struggled to secure a regular spot in the lineup during his first season and was transferred to Tottenham Hotspur at the conclusion of the 2004/05 season.
Throughout two years at White Hart Lane, he made 40 league appearances before returning to Ajax in January 2007.
Over the course of his career, Davids was also an influential player in Holland’s international squad, earning 74 caps, participating in three European Championships and one World Cup.
