Dundee United manager Ray McKinnon has taken former St Johnstone striker Marcus Haber on trial.
The 6 ft 3 in frontman is a current Canadian international and has played 22 times for his country.
He has most recently been at English League Two side Crewe Alexandra and scored 10 times for the Railwaymen last season.
The 27-year-old has been training at St Andrews with the Tangerines’ squad and the hope is to given him an opportunity to show what he can do, perhaps in a bounce game.
McKinnon said: “We have brought Marcus in to have a look at him.
“He is a big unit – 6 ft 3 in – and a Canadian internationalist, who scored a few goals for Crewe last season.
“He has also played in Scotland before with St Johnstone so knows the league.
“We have nothing to lose in having a look at somebody who has been recommended to us.
“It doesn’t cost us anything.
“He came up on Friday and with us having games Saturday and Tuesday we haven’t had a great opportunity to see him but hopefully we can get a closer look.”
Haber was on loan at Saints from West Bromwich Albion in 2010 but his time at McDiarmid Park was cut short after he suffered a ligament injury in October of that year.
He returned to the Hawthorns to recover but then was back at the Perth club on a one-year deal after being released by the Baggies.
As well as looking to strengthen his attack, McKinnon is still on the lookout for cover at centre-back.
After letting Dutchman Christian Supusepa go, United are expected to bring in another defender from Holland this week.
McKinnon confirmed: “I hope to bring someone else in at some point.
“He is an experienced Dutch defender who we have been looking at for a while.”
United are, of course, still reeling from the loss of their two full-backs to injury.
Left-back Paul Dixon had an operation on his knee on Saturday and could be sidelined for six weeks, while Lewis Toshney has a calf problem and is considered extremely doubtful for tonight’s Betfred Cup clash at home to Partick Thistle.
McKinnon said: “He (Toshney) has a chance of being fit but if there is any doubt at all then we won’t risk him because we can make it worse than it is.
“It is bad enough having Dicker out for the next few weeks so we will have to be careful.
“To have our two first-choice full-backs out at the start of the season is unbelievable.
“I have had a team in my head in pre-season with full-backs being huge for us and that’s why Toshney came in.
“So it’s a big blow for the club in terms of team shape – no doubt about that – but we just have to get on with it the best we can.
“Dicker had his op on Saturday night and by all accounts it went very well.
“They removed a bit of his cartilage so fingers crossed it will be six weeks (out) maximum for him.
“Hopefully, he will be back a bit sooner than that.”
