Brentford have continued their summer recruitment with the signing of striker Ollie Watkins from Exeter City for an undisclosed fee.

The 21-year old won the EFL Young Player of the year last season as his 15 League Two goals and 13 assists fired the Devon club to the play-off final, where they were eventually defeated by Blackpool.

Watkins came through the Exeter City academy, establishing himself as one of the most exciting young English players outside of the Premier League, and joins the ambitious Bees on a four-year deal.

“We believe that Ollie is a player with an awful lot of potential,” Brentford Head Coach Dean Smith told the club site.

“He showed last season what great talent he has and he has developed into a goal scorer.

“There is more development to come and we believe we can bring that out of him. I am very pleased that he is now playing for Brentford.”

Watkins joins Neal Maupay, Henrik Dalsgaard, Kamohelo Mokotjo and Luke Daniels in joining the Griffin Park club this summer.