Huddersfield completes permanent signing of Mooy for club-record fee of £8M

Aaron Mooy is exiting Manchester City.

On Friday, Mooy joined Huddersfield Town permanently, as the Terriers paid a club-record fee of £8 million to City for the Australian defensive midfielder, with additional contingencies that could see the deal rise to £10 million.

(Courtesy: Huddersfield Town)

Mooy, a product of Bolton Wanderers, signed a contract that runs until 2020, and Huddersfield holds the option to extend it by a further season. The footballer spent the 2015-16 campaign with the Terriers on loan from City, and was at the heart of their promotion from the Championship to the Premier League, tallying four goals and seven assists.

"Everybody who has watched our team in our promotion season knows how huge it is to have Aaron back at the club as we enter the Premier League for the first time," David Wagner, Huddersfield's manager, said. "I'm sure our fans will be very happy to see him back. As I said many times last season, Aaron was right at the heart of our team. When he played well, we usually played well - and won.

"His performances for us understandably brought a lot of interest in him this summer, so it is a big statement that Aaron wants to return to us. I think he understands that playing so regularly for us at a good level improved his game too and now he has the chance to be a regular in the Premier League; something that is very exciting for every player. He is still a great age and has space to improve, which is exciting for us too. His return, along with the early signing of Laurent Depoitre, demonstrates the commitment our chairman, and the club, have at becoming a success in this division."

By virtue of the fee, Mooy becomes Australia's most expensive footballer ever.

Here's Mooy's first interview after returning to Huddersfield: