Former Dundalk midfielder Richie Towell has agreed to join Salford City.
The club will play League 2 football next season after promotion from the English National League.
They are part-owned by members of Manchester United's Class of 92, with each member owning a 10% stake.
Salford announced the deal with Towell following his release from Premier League club Brighton.
He has spent the last two seasons on loan at Rotherham United in League 1 and the Championship.
Towell cited Salford's ambition in his decision to move there.
"I’m really excited to join Salford City, I know it’s a club with a lot of ambition," he told the club website.
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"Ever since I first watched the documentary last year, you can see that the club is going in the right direction. It has the right people on board and I’m really excited to be a part of something special.
"I want to add to what the team has already been doing. They have been doing really well over the last few seasons so hopefully I can just add to that.
"Being a central midfielder it would be nice to get some goals and assists and to excite the fans as well!
"I think with the ambitions that the club has, to get promoted is definitely one of them. Obviously we’ve just been promoted last year so it’s a big task.
"But I’m sure with the people involved with the club it’s something that we’re well capable of and that we’re all really excited for as well!"
Towell has previously won two League of Ireland titles and an FAI Cup at Dundalk. He also won PFAI Player of the Year in 2013.
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