AFC Wimbledon hand deal to former Tottenham striker

AFC Wimbledon have signed former Tottenham striker Shayon Harrison.

The 23-year-old had been on the books of Dutch club Almere before completing a switch back to the UK.

Harrison previously had loan spells with Southend United and Yeovil.

Robinson told the club’s website: “It was a signing that was in the pipeline before I got asked to be caretaker manager.

“Joe called me and said there was a chance of still bringing him in. I didn’t know a lot about Shayon, but I looked at clips – not that you are going to see any negative clips of anyone – and we do need another forward option. Glyn and Nick had done their work on him before, but I wanted to speak with Shayon before we signed him. I had a long chat with him and you can only base it upon what you know, but we need more options, so we’ve signed him. He’s had his first training session with us, and he seems to have a really good character, which is very important, so that’s where it stemmed from.

“He was one of those players who was thought of as having really high potential. For whatever reason, it didn’t quite happen for him, but he went abroad and did well. It’s a great opportunity for him: we will give him the support he needs and it’s up to him to grab his chance.”

Harrison said: “I’ve played in League One and League Two before and my priority was to come back to England.

“I’m at a stage in my career when I need to be playing as much as possible and getting the opportunity to come here and play for such a great club with great history is delightful. The lads and the manager have really welcomed me into the group and I’m looking forward to helping the team out as much as I can.”