Ambitious Blue Square Bet Premier club Crawley Town have announced they have beaten off a host of Football League sides to capture the signature of England `C` captain and Alfreton Town defender Kyle McFadzean.
McFadzean, 23, has been at Alfreton Town for four seasons, joining direct from Sheffield United where the player made one first-team appearance.
He is a powerful, commanding central defender but is also outstanding both as a left-back and central midfielder.
Over the summer period and most recently, a number of npower League clubs have had offers for the player turned down but Crawley manager Steve Evans has landed McFadzean after weeks of negotiations and the Reds have paid another substantial `undisclosed` sum.
Evans said: ''Kyle is a top signing for this football club. He is a player who was sought after by many and there will be a few disappointed npower Football League managers when they hear he has joined us.
'' I must thank Alfreton Town manager Nicky Law and their chairman Wayne Bradley for the professional and confidential way they have dealt with our discussions.
“The boy leaves a very good football club and joins another who are very ambitious. Kyle is a young man we look forward to working with and he will certainly play a big part in us trying to reach our objectives over this season and beyond.”
McFadzean told www.crawleytownfc.com: ''Over the last year there have been several non-League and League clubs who made offers for me but I don’t think they could quite meet Alfreton’s valuation.
'' Everyone in non-League is talking about Crawley Town FC. The manager Steve Evans is, of course, very well known and I know Paul Raynor, who I worked under at Sheffield United so it was easy for me to say yes.
“I am grateful to everyone at Alfreton Town, the gaffer Nicky Law and the chairman and most of all the supporters, but this is a great move for me to show everyone in the Conference Premier what I am all about and hopefully next season the Football League."
