Huddersfield welcome Ainsworth

Huddersfield Town have welcomed the signing of Lionel Ainsworth from Watford, formerly onloan with Hereford United, and also Anthony Pilkington from Stockport.

"They fill the criteria I set out for players being young, hungry and good footballers," said manager Lee Clarke.

"They can play at the level above this and beyond and there is a lot of room to develop them as players. They are outstanding young footballers at this moment in time but they are hungry to do better. They can come on the journey with us at Huddersfield Town and compete at a higher level.

"Once we had an agreement from their Clubs it was quite easy. The players were very enthusiastic. We told them what we want to achieve long term and they bought into it.

"We beat of competition for both players from teams in the League above. I think people are hearing about the plans we have got here and what we want to do in the future and they must have been impressed by what they heard because we struck deals with both boys within an hour or two and in today's transfer market that's quite unique."

No news of fees involved for the players has been released as yet and neither is it known whether Hereford United might benefit from any sell-on fee for Ainsworth if there was one in the deal when he was sold to Watford.

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