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Swansea City have completed the signing of Kilmarnock striker Bobby Wales on a four-year deal.
The 19-year-old was out of contract this summer, but Swansea have agreed a compensation package for a player who has come through Kilmarnock's academy.
Wales has scored five goals in 33 games this season for Kilmarnock.
"Bobby is a young player, but has experience in the senior game with Kilmarnock and Alloa and provides us with further competition in the final third of the pitch," said Swansea head coach Alan Sheehan.
"We look forward to working with him, developing him further in his all-round game, and hopefully helping him fulfil his potential."
Wales started Kilmarnock's win against Dundee last weekend, but was an unused substitute in Wednesday's 3-0 defeat at Motherwell.
Killie's season comes to an today when they play Hearts in the Scottish Premiership, and will finish ninth in the Scottish top flight having pulled clear of relegation danger.
Wales netted 12 goals in 24 third-tier appearances for Alloa during a loan spell last season.
A Scotland Under-19s international, Wales has been tipped for senior honours on the back of his breakthrough season at Kilmarnock.
In March, Kilmarnock boss Derek McInness said he would be "devastated" should Wales leave the club, but he is also set to depart this summer to take over at Hearts.
Swansea director of football Richard Montague, said: "Bobby is a talented young player, and one who boasts plenty of experience of senior football.
"We believe he has the potential to develop into an important player for Swansea City, and the personal accolades he has received in recent years underline how highly thought of he is.
"We look forward to welcoming him to Swansea at the start of pre-season, and are very happy to have been able to move decisively to secure another acquisition so far in advance of the new campaign."
The Wales deal will be the second agreed by Swansea since the Championship season ended earlier this month, with Zeidane Inoussa on the way from BK Hacken.
