Bristol Rovers have agreed a deal for winger Mark Wright to Shrewsbury Town on a permanent basis following a highly successful loan spell during the first half of the season.
Wright is the Shrews top scorer this season with ten goals, including a hat-trick against local rivals Hereford, in 24 appearances. The loan followed a season long spell at Bristol Rovers that saw him play 25 games for the Gas, during which he scored no goals and failed to make a lasting impression at the Memorial Stadium.
Wright initially joined Rovers on transfer deadline day in summer 2009, only two and a half months after signing for Brighton, for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around £30,000, after failing to settle in Sussex. The fee for joining Shrewsbury has once again not been revealed but could be around £50,000 with the contract lasting for two and a half years, taking it up to June 2013.
Starting his career at Walsall Wright enjoyed success at his first club, being part of the squad that won League 2 in 2007. A transfer to MK Dons followed and in 2008 Wright once again took the League 2 title, as well as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy, scoring 13 goals in the process.
A happy Mark Wright tweeted:
@markwright82 "Finally very happy that everything has been sorted and I have signed 4 @shrewsburytown"
Shrewsbury manager Graham Turner was pleased to finalise a deal for Wright after a bit of wrangling with Rovers, he told shrewsburytown.com:
"It wasn't easy to agree a deal with Bristol Rovers but we finally got there, there were a few minor details with Mark but they were ironed out.
"When we took Mark on loan at the start of the season Bristol Rovers were happy to get him off their wage bill so we were expecting it to be a free transfer, but obviously with his record with us in half a season then he's got a value and we've probably made money for Bristol Rovers by Mark doing well for us."
If the deal goes through in time Wright will go straight into the Shrewsbury squad for Saturday's game against Morecambe.
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