Shrewsbury Town boss Paul Hurst is delighted to get his first summer signing under his belt in Arthur Gnahoua.
Arthur, a forward, joins from Kidderminster Harriers on a one year deal with the option of a second.
Gnahoua, 24, scored 15 goals for Harriers last season as they reached the National League North Play-Offs and Paul is excited by his potential.
"I'm pleased to get him in", Paul told ShrewsWeb.
"He's a player that we've watched quite a few times. He's got plenty of attacking ability and one that we feel is worth exploring further and hopefully he can make the step up as quickly as possible.
"I think there's enough players now that have made that step up. Not everyone can do it, but we believe his actual football ability is certainly good enough to make the step, it's just some of the other things like fitness issues that we've got to address quickly.
"I think he's quite a fit lad, but the physical demands will be different, albeit Kidderminster are full-time so that's a positive from our point of view.
"Also, the mental side. One of the conversations we had was about him believing in his ability and thinking that he can step up.
Town will be Arthur's first spell in League One, but Paul is hopeful he has uncovered a talent from lower down the football pyramid.
"Our recruitment won't just be about players that have played League One or higher", Hurst said.
Arthur will be stepping up three levels when he joins Town and Paul is willing to give him time to adjust to the Football League.
"If it takes a little bit of time for him to settle in then we are aware that that could be the case", Paul said.
"You want him to come in and prove himself, but at the same time he's on a par with everyone else in that squad. He'll be in a squad full of players that are all competing to be in the first team right from the word go.
"That's where preseason comes in and it's about impressing to try and force your way into that starting line-up for the first game of the season and Arthur is no different.