Joshua Tymon Agrees to 5-Year Contract with Stoke City

Stoke City have confirmed the signing of former Hull City defender Joshua Tymon on a five-year contract until the summer of 2022.

The club's official Twitter account got creative when announcing the left-back's capture on Wednesday, and Tynon has earned an immediate return to the Premier League following Hull's relegation to the Championship last season:

The 18-year-old moves to the Bet365 Stadium after making 14 senior appearances for the Tigers, five of which came in England's top flight, and will look to help Stoke improve upon last season's 13th-placed finish.

The Potters have recruited Tymon for a low cost after the defender ran down his contract at the KCOM Stadium, although the Telegraph's John Percy noted a fee will still be agreed due to the fact he's under 24:

Already boasting experience in England's top tier, Tymon has featured regularly for England's youth teams and has earned caps at under-17, under-18 and under-20 level, per Transfermarkt.

Furthermore, Tymon started in all five of England under-20 matches in this summer's Toulon Tournament, where the Young Lions successfully retained their crown.

Just what the youngster's first-team prospects will be are up for debate considering Erik Pieters looks to be firmly planted as manager Mark Hughes' primary option on the left side of defence after 36 league appearances last term.

That said, there is space to stake a claim behind the Dutchman and to even rival for his place, beckoning good prospects and scope for a young, English hopeful to gain more experience in a top-flight senior side.

If Tymon's international involvement and academy development thus far are anything to go by, Stoke may have snapped up a starlet capable of becoming a Premier League regular in the years to come.