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Exeter have signed Liam McAlinden

 Liam McAlinden
Image: Liam McAlinden: Signs for Exeter

Exeter have signed Liam McAlinden after the striker was released by Wolves.

McAlinden becomes the third new arrival at St James' Park this summer following Lloyd James and Robbie Simpson.

The 22-year-old is glad to get his future sorted quickly and is looking forward to getting started at Exeter, having almost joined the club on loan in January.

"It was what I needed, to get it all done early in the summer. It's all sorted now and I'm looking forward to getting under way," he told the club's official website.

"I've been out on loans, but they haven't always worked out as I would have expected. It's pleasing, though, to find a new home. It's going to be a great experience for me and I'm really looking forward to it.

"It was close in January. I was nearly coming here on loan, and things didn't quite work out, but as soon as it came about that I was going to be available on a free in the summer, we got back in touch and we've got it done as soon as we could. I'm delighted.

"City were probably one of the best teams that I came up against while playing for Crawley. They got the ball down, passed it through us and caused us problems.

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"Now I want to score as many goals as I can. I'm a goal-scoring centre-forward who likes to get behind a defence. I'm quick and I've got good movement, and I'm hoping that playing in a good footballing side will get the best out of me.

"The manager knows how to get the best out of players and I'm really looking forward to working with him."

After nine years in the academy at Wolves, McAlinden signed a professional contract with the club in 2010. During his time at Molineux he was part of the League One title-winning squad of 2014 and had loans spells with Shrewsbury, Fleetwood and most recently this season Crawley.

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