Brentford have signed Josh McEachran on a four year deal from Chelsea for an undisclosed fee.

The 22-year-old has represented England at youth international level and won the U17 European Championships.

The midfielder, who can play in the holding role or in a more advanced position, had been with the Blues for 14 years, making 22 appearances for them in all competitions.

He has had loan spells with Swansea, Middlesbrough, Watford and Wigan before spending last seaosn in Holland with Vitesse Arnhem.

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Marinus Dijkhuizen said: "Josh is a versatile midfield player who can play in a holding role and as a playmaker.

"He was a big talent at Chelsea and now I look forward to working with him and our coaching staff in order to take Josh on to the next level.

“Although he played at Vitesse last season, he has good experience of English football and will be able to fit into our playing style very quickly."

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McEachran will link up with his new team-mates in Portugal today and co-director of football Phil Giles revealed the midfielder had been on their radar for some time.

He said: "Josh is a player who our scouting team followed closely during the second half of last season.

“We quickly recommended him to Marinus, who of course knew Josh from his time in Dutch football and was quick to add his agreement to the discussion to proceed with the transfer.

“We are sure Josh can continue to develop and that, at 22, he still has many great seasons ahead of him. We welcome him to Brentford and to pre-season training in Portugal."

McEachran joins Akaki Gogia, Ryan Williams, Konstantin Kerschbaumer, Andreas Bjelland, Yohan Barbet in moving to Griffin Park this summer.