Andy Sinton poised to sign 'exciting' talent for AFC Telford

Boss Andy Sinton is on the verge of bringing an "exciting" mystery striker to AFC Telford United, revealing: "It's virtually done and dusted."

The Bucks chief, who has just returned from a short golfing break in Portugal with his two sons, is eager to bring in an experienced front man to pep up Telford's attack for their debut season in the Conference Premier.

But he is keeping the identity of his chosen target a closely-guarded secret until he has a signature on the contract. "He's agreed and I've agreed so it's all but done and dusted – it's just a case of dotting the i's and crossing the t's," said Sinton today.

"He's away on holiday at the minute but the paperwork should be done over the weekend when he gets back and I don't want to announce the name until then.

"I can say that he is an experienced player who has played in the League and the Conference. He should be an exciting signing to add to the firepower we've already got."

Telford are back in training tonight, with several targets joining in the session at RAF Cosford. Sinton is also talking to numerous other targets – though he revealed that he had missed out on one possible deal.

"I thought I had another wide attacking midfield player," he said. "But he informed me while I was sitting on the beach that he had had another offer and he was going to take that – despite him saying before that Telford was where he wanted to play.

"Some you win and some you lose and we move on. I'm now finding that players we spoke to six or seven weeks ago who were giving us ridiculous figures are now coming back on asking what we can offer."