DION Charles has officially signed as a Huddersfield Town player, penning a two-and-a-half year contract with the League One club.

An upfront fee of £750,000 has been paid with further bonuses contingent of the Terriers playing in the Championship and on Charles’s future success.

The move ends a successful three-year spell with Bolton in which Charles scored 57 times in 149 appearances and became a regular Northern Ireland international.

Huddersfield even put a cheeky announcement video out today, with an audio clip of Ian Evatt’s post-match interview from the Rotherham United game in which he confirmed the club had agreed a fee.

“Saved us a job,” tweeted the club, with a video of the Toughsheet Stadium.

Charles becomes Huddersfield’s third signing of the January window, adding to Ruben Roosken and Joe Taylor.

The 29-year-old said: “I was immediately attracted to the ambition of the club and prospect of playing my part in getting Huddersfield Town back where we belong, so I’m delighted to have completed the move and become a Town player.

“In discussions with Mark Cartwright and Michael Duff, you get excited about where the club want to be and the levels expected from the players who are here. I’ve only heard great things about the club and team from Brodie and Callum, and I believe this is the right move for my career and somewhere I can look to push myself to become an even better player.

“There’s a really important second half of the season to come, but with the team in great form and the mood around the club so positive, I’m just looking forward to pulling on the shirt for the first time and showing what I’m all about.”

Huddersfield boss Michael Duff also welcomed Charles, adding: “It’s brilliant to see Dion join the club, and I’m looking forward to getting to work with him alongside his new teammates straight away.

“Someone I’ve coached against many times, he is not only a constant goal threat but an incredibly diligent forward, and I believe he’ll compliment those around him in the team well within our systems and structures of play.

“Joining us in the prime of his career, Dion’s ambition matches our own and he’s the type of player I know Huddersfield Town fans will want to get behind. All three new arrivals in January give us renewed belief and focus heading into an important second half of the season.”