Shrewbury Town boss Micky Mellon moving in on more targets
Shrewsbury boss Micky Mellon is closing in on a number of transfer targets as he continues to strengthen his squad in preparation for League One.
The Scottish manager made former Salop loanee Mat Sadler his first capture of the close season when he snapped up the left-back on Thursday following his release from Championship outfit Rotherham.
And now Mellon has revealed he is close to making further additions with the targets all having experience playing higher up the football pyramid.
"I'm quite far down the line with a few more players," he said.
"But that can change very quickly in football, it's always very fragile.
"They all fit the same type of profile as Mat Sadler – lads who we feel can come in and improve us in different areas of the team. Hopefully I will have some more news for all the Shrewsbury fans soon."
Mellon is delighted to have snapped up Sadler, who impressed at Greenhous Meadow when he signed on loan from Watford for the 2010/11 season.
The 30-year-old played every minute for Salop in that campaign as they narrowly missed out on promotion and Mellon is expecting him to make another big impact next season.
"I'm delighted to get Mat on board – he is a lad who has great experience at League One level and is a very good footballer," the boss said.
"He is type of player we want to bring to the football club, players with League One experience and know-how.
"That experience and know-how is going to be needed as we go into a level that is much better than the one we left behind.
"We know the type of players we want and we identified them very early.
"We are going after our No.1 targets and we're delighted to have landed the first one.
"I know that improvement needs to be made in all areas of the team and we need to understand that we are going into a higher level.
"We have to be better and we are going to make sure we bring in players who can cope with that challenge and to help us to adapt to a tougher level."
Shrewsbury will prepare for the step up in class with a pre-season clash against Wolves at Greenhous Meadow on July 25.
They will also entertain Cardiff on July 18 and travel to Prenton Park to take on Tranmere on August 1.