Huddersfield Town have landed Carlisle United youngster Kyle Dempsey in a £300,000 swoop.
The highly-rated midfielder will have a three-year contract in Chris Powell’s squad, with the club having an option on a further year.
Barnsley were leading the race for the 19-year-old, but he has opted for West Yorkshire instead of South.
Now Town, who were keen to bolster their midfield options after Conor Coady’s £2m sale to Wolves, will take Dempsey to their Spanish training camp but he won't be included at Guiseley tomorrow.
The player has been training with Carlisle, but hasn’t figured in either of their friendlies at Blyth Spartans and Workington.
Dempsey, from Maryport on the North-West coast, has already made 51 appearances and scored 11 goals for the Brunton Park side.
He made his debut in the 3-0 home League I win over MK Dons in January 2014, and played four times that campaign.
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His goal came in last season’s 2-1 Johnstone’s Paint Trophy win at Accrington Stanley.
He bagged a double in the follow-up 4-4 home League II draw with AFC Wimbledon.
Carlisle manager Keith Curle has revealed there is a buy-out clause in Dempsey’s contract, which runs until 2016.Curle has converted him from a wideman to a central midfielder.
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