HUDDERSFIELD have signed Montpellier forward Steve Mounie for an undisclosed club-record fee.

The 22-year-old Benin international, who has dual French nationality, scored 14 goals in the French League last season.

Town boss David Wagner said: "I'm delighted that we could sign Steve ahead of the start of pre-season training.

"He has a very exciting combination of attributes that makes him a very attractive proposition as a young striker."

Town have repeatedly broken their club record fee this summer, first with the reported £3.5million signing of Belgian striker Laurent Depoitre from Porto and then in turning midfielder Aaron Mooy's season-long loan from Manchester City into a permanent deal for £8million, rising to £10million with add-ons.

The fee paid to bring winger Tom Ince from Derby on Tuesday was not disclosed but County, who recently sold midfielder Will Hughes to Watford for a reported £8million, described it as a club record.

The fee for 6ft 3in Mounier has been reported as £11.5million and Wagner said: "He has physical attributes that should be perfect for the Premier League, plus we have already seen his talents as a footballer in his remarkable season in France.

"We have met and I know he is a great character. For a man of his young age, he already has great experience both in life and as a footballer from his time in France.

"At just 22 years old, he is only going to improve too. Given what he is already capable of, that is very exciting."

Mounie said he had fulfilled a lifelong dream with a move to English football.

He said: "It is a big challenge for me and I hope I will do very well.

"We know how the Premier League is the best championship in the world and it was a dream when I was young and it was a goal for me.

"Now I am here and I will work very hard to do my bit for the team."

Huddersfield later announced that defender Tareiq Holmes-Dennis has joined League One side Portsmouth on a season-long loan, although the Terriers have an option to recall him in January.

The 21-year-old left-back made 15 appearances last season after joining for an undisclosed fee from Charlton last August.

Meanwhile, Ince admits he did not need any persuading to join Wagner's newly-promoted bandwagon.

The former England Under-21 international, now 25, signed a three-year deal and said: "To be given the opportunity to be in the Premier League with a team that's on the up is a great feeling.

"There was a lot of interest (from Huddersfield) and for a player like me, from a team which has done tremendous things last season with a great squad of players, they achieved the dream.

"When you get asked to be a part of that, it's hard to turn it down. When I knew there was interest I was excited to see where it went."