Huddersfield Town sign goalkeeper Joel Coleman from Oldham Athletic

Huddersfield Town have signed goalkeeper Joel Coleman from Oldham Athletic.

Coleman has joined the Terriers for an undisclosed fee and has put pen to paper on a three-year contract, with the club having the option on a fourth season. 

The 20-year-old has played nearly 50 games for the Latics since breaking into the first team set-up in March 2015.

Oldham took up the club's option to extend his contract into the 2016/17 season, meaning Huddersfield had to pay a transfer fee.

Huddersfield head coach David Wagner told his club's official website: "Recruiting goalkeepers has been a big priority for the club in this transfer window due to Jed Steer's return to Aston Villa and Joe Murphy's injury. Joel's arrival is an important part of this at first-team level. 

"Joel will arrive at the club to challenge for the No 1 position and with potential to develop into a fantastic goalkeeper. It is unusual for a goalkeeper aged 20 to have Joel's first-team experience and he has shown lots of potential in his performances for Oldham, which we have watched closely. 

"Obviously a goalkeeper must be excellent at the fundamentals of the position first - keeping the ball out of the net - but Joel's ability with the ball at his feet is also ideal for our style of play. 

"We're all excited at working with Joel on the training pitch and in games for the next three years, at least."