Swansea sign midfielder Matt Grimes from Exeter City

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Swansea have signed the Exeter midfielder Matt Grimes for an undisclosed fee. The England Under-20 international, who had been linked with a number of top-flight clubs, has agreed a four-and-a-half year deal at the Liberty Stadium.

Grimes completed his medical on Friday but will not be eligible to feature for Swansea until the Premier League visit of West Ham on 10 January.

The 19-year-old made his Exeter debut in August 2013 and went on to make 62 appearances for the League Two club, scoring five goals.

Grimes’ form led to him becoming the first Exeter player to be called up by England earlier this season along with the goalkeeper Christy Pym.

The teenager’s arrival marks Swansea’s second January signing after the Portugal striker Nelson Oliveira, who has joined on loan from Benfica until the end of the season.