Matt Smith has admitted that he cannot wait to begin life with Leeds United after signing a two-year contract with the Championship club earlier this week.

The 24-year-old, who departed Oldham Athletic on a free transfer, has also revealed that he agreed the deal with Leeds boss Brian McDermott at the end of last month.

"It all pieced together over my summer holidays in America in May. I kept in touch with my agent throughout and then I spoke with Brian McDermott at the end of May to sort things out," he told Sky Sports News.

"Brian spoke about how big the club is, how great it is and how he could help develop me as a player. First and foremost Brian is a coach and I'm looking forward to working with him.

"When you see his track record you can see why he's such a respected coach. It seems like a really good club to be involved in and join. The team is looking to compete at the right end of the table and hopefully we can be there or thereabouts in the hunt to go up."

Smith scored against both Everton and Liverpool in the FA Cup last season.