Wolves this afternoon completed the signing of Derby County midfielder David Jones on a three year contract.

The highly-rated England under-21 international has joined for an undisclosed fee to become the second new arrival in 48 hours following the capture of defender Richard Stearman from Leicester.

And with Sam Vokes having already moved to Molineux last month, David is the third young and promising talent to have been signed by the club this summer.

Now 23, Southport-born David began his career right at the top, coming through the Manchester United Academy and indeed captaining the Reds' youth team which won the 2003 FA Youth Cup in the same team as current Molineux striking hero Sylvan Ebanks-Blake.

David made four senior appearances at Old Trafford, but it was during a loan spell with Preston during the 2005/06 season that he really made his name, scoring three goals from 25 appearances as his style and assurance caught the eye.

After his loan spell expired Jones then furthered his footballing education with a five-month loan with Dutch side NEC Nijmegen.

Jones ultimately joined Derby on loan in November, 2006, before making the move permanent two months later, and proved himself during their Championship promotion campaign with a string of accomplished displays in the engine room personified by a sweet left foot.

Injury problems affected the early part of his Premier League season with the Rams, but there were highlights, following up a goal at Chelsea with an impressive display against eventual champions - and his former club - Manchester United.

In total Jones made 47 appearances at Pride Park, scoring seven goals.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy has been a long-time admirer of Jones's talents, and is delighted to have added him to the ranks in time for the start of pre-season.