WANDERERS boss Paul Lambert will make a fresh bid to sign Luton Town striker Paul Furlong.

The Blues chief sees the 39-year-old former Chelsea and QPR hitman as the final piece in his promotion jigsaw.

Lambert has already failed with one move to sign the Hatters top scorer - but he will go back with a renewed offer before the deadline on March 29.

He will offer Furlong a loan deal until the end of the season with the promise of a one-year deal for the following season on better terms than his previous offer.

Lambert said: "We have got until next Thursday to do it. I am still trying to get Paul in. He is the one I want, He is experienced, he has great enthusiasm for the game and can do the job we want at a vital time of the season.

"He would have the right effect on the dressing room."

But Lambert faces stiff competition. Luton boss Mick Harford has already said he doesn't want to offload one of his star players and other clubs are also sniffing around.

But Lambert is hoping that the carrott of a guaranteed contract next season, coupled with his own ambitions for the Adams Park club, could swing it.

Lambert said: "Getting a striker in remains my number one priority. I have seen him, I know what he can do for us and he is head and shoulders the one we want."

Lambert has got one or two other players on his B-list but Furlong is clearly his front-runner.

Lambert is unable to offer him the wages he is currently on at Kenilworth Road but is hoping the carrot of a full year next season could swing it.

He said: "It worries you that if anything happens to Scott McGleish, Leon Knight or John Sutton we are going to be short."