MK Dons sign Notts County midfielder Crowley

Dan Crowley began his career at Arsenal and has also had spells with Birmingham City and Dutch club Willem II

MK Dons have signed Notts County midfielder Dan Crowley for an undisclosed fee.

The 27-year-old, who scored four times in 19 appearances for County this season, is the second arrival at Stadium MK during the current transfer window.

Last week they brought in fellow midfielder Jay Williams from boss Scott Lindsey's former club, Crawley Town.

"Dan's quality at this level is very clear. He's a wonderful footballer with a great work ethic and fantastic ability on the ball," Lindsey said.

"For us, it'll be about integrating him into the environment as quickly as possible to get the best out of him. I'm excited to see him link up with the other players and show what he can do."

The Dons are 11th in League Two, five places and six points below Crowley's former club.

County had offered him a new contract with his deal set to expire this summer.

"Unfortunately, however, Dan's expectations exceeded what we were prepared to offer," said a club statement.

"We nevertheless maintained a good relationship and rejected several substantial bids this month and last summer, with us prepared to retain Dan's services up until the conclusion of his contract should our high valuation of him not be met in this transfer window.

"This latest offer, however, was acceptable to us and, with Dan informing us that he wanted the move to happen, we have sanctioned it."

Crowley could make his Dons debut in Saturday's game away at leaders Walsall.