Wanderers boss Gareth Ainsworth has hailed his new signing Courtney Senior as "one of the most exciting talents in the country for his age".

The arrival of the 17-year-old on a month long youth loan from Brentford was announced on Saturday, with the youngster being included amongst the substitutes for that afternoon's home game against York City.

Ainsworth said Senior is with Wanderers to learn, but added his versatility could be an useful asset to him in the weeks to come.

The Blues boss said: "Courtney Senior is one of the most exciting talents in the country for his age. He's extremely gifted with both feet, he's extremely quick, he takes players on for fun and leaves them for dead. He's got some amazing skills going forward.

"He probably needs to learn a bit about responsibilities and the defending side of the game, but he's coming in to learn and experience what it's like to be around a first team. Hopefully we can aid in this boy's career.

"When I play a front three he'll probably be one of the limbs of the front three. He could possibly play in a two up front or on the wing in a 4-4-2.

"He's very raw, but I think he's got one heck of a career in front of him."

Senior's signing was the second made by Ainsworth in the space of two days, with experienced midfielder Marcus Bean also arriving and going straight into the team that faced York.

The 31-year-old, who had been on loan at Portsmouth prior to being released by Blues' old rivals Colchester United, was a former team mate of Ainsworth's at QPR.

Ainsworth said: "I haven't played alongside him for about ten years but people don't change. I know what Marcus brings. His character fits our culture, which is really important. He will work as hard as anyone, he's a real worker.

"He only did one technical session before the game on Saturday. Getting thrown in, I thought he handled himself really well and he'll learn more about the way we do things, but his work ethic is something I want to bring more of to this place.

"With his attitude he's fitted in straight away.

"He's got promotions and played at a higher level the majority of his career, but he doesn't shout about that and that's testament to him."