Nahki Wells is adamant that his record transfer to Huddersfield Town, the Sky Bet Championship club, was the “right move” to make.

The 23-year-old Bermuda striker, who had been at Bradford City since July 2011, put an end to all transfer speculation yesterday when he signed a 4½-year deal reported to be worth more than £1.3 million. It is a club record for Huddersfield and makes Wells Bermuda’s first million-pound footballer.

After an emergency loan deal was struck between the clubs, Wells could make his Huddersfield debut today at home to relegation-threatened Millwall. “We all want to hit the road running and hopefully when the opportunity comes I will take it,” Wells told Sky Sports yesterday.

The former Dandy Town man could be included in Mark Robins’s squad as cover for the injured striker James Vaughan, who is Huddersfield’s leading scorer with 12 goals.

Vaughan, a former England Under-21 player who broke through in the professional ranks at the Premier League level with Everton, was among the first of Wells’s new team-mates to welcome him aboard. “Great signing for the club,” Vaughan said on Twitter, the social-networking website. “From what I’ve seen, Nahki Wells is a very good player and I’m looking forward to playing with him.”

Wells retweeted Vaughan’s comments and felt empowered enough to defend his decision when others might have thought that he could have done better than join a club who have not played in the English top flight since 1971-72 and have not won a major honour since shortly after the First World War.

“It might surprise a few people but I just thought it was the right move for my footballing career to learn my trade in the Championship,” Wells said. “I see Huddersfield moving in the right direction and I just think it will work out well for me there.”

Asked does he still harbour ambitions of playing Premier League football in the future, Wells said: “That’s why I choose Huddersfield and I think it can be a great platform to get there. But the task at hand is to learn my trade in the Championship, stay level-headed, do the best I can and hopefully the opportunity will come for me.”

Robins is excited to have a player of Wells’s potential at his disposal as Huddersfield aim to have a say in the promotion picture. They are thirteenth going into today’s match, five points outside the promotion play-off places. “We have tracked the progress of Nahki for some time and we are delighted that we have secured his signature,” Robins said. “At just 23 he has huge potential, which he has proven at Bradford in the past two seasons. He fits into our ethos of buying young, hungry players who have experience and that we can develop.

“His goalscoring record over the past 18 months is hugely impressive and we believe that he is ready to make the step up to the Championship. He will excite our fans and has already shown them what he can do with his goal in the Capital One Cup. I believe he will offer our front line something different and I can’t wait to watch him in action for Huddersfield Town.”

The previous club-record transfer fee was the £1.2?million that Huddersfield paid Bristol Rovers for striker Marcus Stewart in the summer of 1996. “I think it would be a great move for him [Wells],” Robins added. “It is a significant investment which I’ve got to be thankful for and Nahki will go out there and prove to be good business.

“We are playing a decent brand of football at the moment and Nahki will add a bit of swagger up front as well, so I’m looking forward to working with him over the 4½ years he will be here.”

Wells signed with Bradford in July 2011 after a brief stint with Carlisle United, scoring an impressive 53 goals in 112 appearances.

During his stint at the Coral Windows Stadium, the Bermuda striker equalled a club record after hitting the target in eight consecutive matches and last season helped Bradford to reach the Capital One Cup final and secure promotion from League Two.

Wells became the first Bermudian to score at Wembley Stadium after getting his name on the scoresheet during City’s 3-0 victory over Northampton Town in the League Two play-off final.

“It was some great times at Bradford,” Wells tweeted. “I cannot express how appreciative I am for everything Bradford City have done for me. Without them, this opportunity would not have been possible.

“I loved every moment, from the lows to the highs of a league promotion. To the Bradford fans, you will always hold a special place in my heart. The support you have shown me has been outstanding from the beginning.

“I will miss my team-mates, management and the supporters and I wish you nothing but the best. Love Nahki.”

Wells made 21 appearances for Bradford this season, netting 15 goals in all competitions, including a hat-trick against Coventry City, before ending his stint at the West Yorkshire club on a sombre note late last month after pulling up with a hamstring injury against Swindon Town.