Wigan Athletic have signed Newcastle United defender James Perch.

The Latics made the announcement on Twitter:

BREAKING NEWS: Latics confirm signing of James Perch on four-year-deal from Newcastle United. Full story to follow. — Wigan Athletic (@LaticsOfficial) July 3, 2013

Perch: "It feels great to be here with a new challenge ahead of me, and I'm very excited at getting that started." — Wigan Athletic (@LaticsOfficial) July 3, 2013

Here's the first picture of James Perch after becoming a Wigan Athletic player pic.twitter.com/Ci3GPXI3LZ — Wigan Athletic (@LaticsOfficial) July 3, 2013