And the 6ft 3in left-sided player arrives with a promise to show the Elland Road fans his dribbling skills.

Korsten put pen to paper on a deal which will see him on loan with United until the end of the season, with the possibility of a permanent £1.3m transfer in the summer.

The 23-year-old passed a medical despite a series of injury problems with his Dutch club, although he has been injury free for the last 18 months.

He impressed Leeds boss David O'Leary during a recent trial and is now looking to nail down a place in the side.

He said: "The coach at Vitesse didn't want me in the team, so I decided to look for another club in Holland and there were a few interested, but then Leeds came in.

"I had a good impression of the club during my trial and I hope everything works out okay because playing in English football and in the Premiership has been my dream."

Dribbler

Korsten says he is a tall man with good skill on the ball, and he is vowing to outshine new team-mate Harry Kewell.

"I like to play on the left wing or just behind the strikers and I love to dribble with the ball.

"I saw a poll in a Dutch newspaper recently about dribblers and Harry Kewell was in sixth position - I would like to beat him.

"It should be a good battle. I'm always in for a battle so we will have to see what comes of it."