Dundalk have today completed the signing of striker Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe.
The Londoner, 26, was the Premier Division’s top scorer in 2019 while at Derry City and he joined Sligo Rovers last summer after a brief spell in Israel.
The former Colchester United attacker trained with his new team-mates yesterday at Oriel Park.
“It’s a league that I know and there will be no surprises but this is a new challenge for me and every club has different expectations and pressures,” he said.
“Dundalk is a very ambitious club and the aim is to keep winning and achieving more in Europe.
“If you hear that a club like that is interested in you, then it’s really exciting and I’m delighted to be here.”
A versatile player, ‘Junior’ could be used out wide or as competition for club stalwarts Pat Hoban and David McMillan and new Norwegian striker Ole Erik Midtskogen.
He added: “The plan now is to get to know the boys more and see how they play and for them to get to know my strengths.
“We have a lot of attacking threats and options in the squad. We have a lot of different players and I think we’ll complement each other and make each other better.”
Elsewhere, Kevin Sheedy’s rebuilding project at Waterford has continued with the loan signings of James Waite and Jamie Mascol.
Midfielder Waite, 21, joins from Cardiff City and was a Wales Under-19 team-mate of Cameron Evans who switched to the Blues - also on loan - from Swansea on Sunday.
And defender Mascol, 23, joins from Bolton Wanderers on a season-long loan having also played for Wycombe and Charlton.
Kyle Ferguson, a son of former Rangers and Scotland ace Barry Ferguson, is expected to join Waterford later this week.
