Shrewsbury Town poised to sign Aston Villa's Graham Burke
Shrewsbury Town manager Graham Turner is set to complete the signing of Aston Villa's Graham Burke on a youth loan – and hinted Bolton's Tom Eaves has turned down a return to the club.
Burke will join from the Premier League club until January when the paperwork is completed tomorrow and could make his debut in the League One clash against Leyton Orient on Saturday.
The Republic of Ireland under-19 international is contracted to the claret and blues until 2015.
But Eaves, who was on the bench for Bolton against Shrewsbury on Tuesday night, could have rejected a second spell at the Greenhous Meadow.
Turner refused to be drawn on the identity of his other target but revealed it was a Championship striker who the supporters already knew, which strongly points towards the former Town loanee.
The manager said: "We had agreed a four-month loan for another striker but, much to my surprise, he's turned us down this morning.
"He didn't think it was in his best interests to come out on loan and he's a player that most of the supporters would know well enough, but I can't name him.
"However, he's a player from the Championship."
Turner has also been tracking 19-year-old Burke throughout the summer, but had been held up in sealing the deal due to the player being involved with Villa during pre-season.
But Villa boss Paul Lambert has now green-lighted the move and allowed the teenager to continue his first-team education with Shrews.
Turner said: "He's one that we have chased through the summer, the hold-up has been that he has been with Villa's first-team squad. As Villa have been playing with just one main striker, he's been playing wide."
Burke scored two penalties as Villa beat Chelsea 2-0 in the final of the NextGen Series last season.