Craig Watkins says it feels like he is coming home after rubber-stamping a return to Sutton United.
The 21-year-old, who has had spells with Exeter City and Havant & Waterlooville, is due to become United boss Ian Hazel's first summer signing today, two years after he left Gander Green Lane.
Watkins said: "It definitely feels like I am coming home.
"I live in Worcester Park, so I am just five minutes away from the ground.
"Sutton United is where I made my name and I scored a lot of goals during my first spell with the club, so it is exciting to come back.
"If the move didn't excite me, then I wouldn't have re-signed.
"Ian Hazel contacted me in the middle of last season about a move, but things fell through then. It is good to be back here now."
Watkins admits the move to Conference club Exeter, after a string of impressive performances under former boss John Rains, may have been too much, too early.
"I was only 19 when I joined Exeter and, looking back, maybe it was a bit much for me to move away from home at such an young age," he said.
"I scored a lot of goals at Sutton before my move and, when you do that, you think you can take on the world.
"I still want to become a professional footballer and, hopefully, I can recapture the form from my first spell at Sutton."
Hazel expects Watkins to be the first of several close-season signings.
"I am in talks with a few players and I expect more deals to be completed in the next week or so," he said.
"I have always said I will wait to get in the right players rather than just bring in players for the sake of it.
"I will be using Saturday's game against Walton & Hersham to run the rule over a few more players."
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