EASTLEIGH manager Ian Baird has completed the signing of exciting, young midfielder Jai Reason – his fifth capture of a prolific summer.

Barely had the ink dried on left winger Dale Binns’s signature than 22-year-old Reason penned a two-year deal with the Spitfires having recently declined a contract extension with Blue Square Bet Premier outfit Braintree Town.

Baird said: “Jai’s arrival has been a long time coming. He was one of my main targets from day one."

*Full story in tomorrow's Echo.