Thursday 8 August 2013 12:34, UK
Aston Villa's teenage striker Graham Burke is set to join Shrewsbury Town on a loan deal until January.
Speaking about Burke, Town boss Graham Turner told the club's official website: "He's a very good footballer. He can play off a striker or he can play wide. "He's been with Aston Villa's system and more often than not has played wide. But we've seen him play just off a striker and he's just a good footballer with a good perception of the game. "He's somebody we've been after for two or three months but his involvement with the first team through pre-season has delayed his signing. "He actually went to Germany with the first-team squad and has played in some of their pre-season games so he should come in match fit and ready to go so will obviously come into the reckoning at Leyton Orient." Shrewsbury's move for Burke comes after the news that John Marsden has been ruled out of action for up to eight weeks.