One year ago Lyle Taylor was contemplating the end of his playing career but, fast forward 12 months and he is keen to continue a journey which has brought him more than 150 goals.

The problem for the 35-year-old forward is he is currently without a club, with a new deal at Colchester United yet to materialise after 10 goals in 27 League Two starts last season saw him finish as the club's top scorer.

A season-ending calf muscle injury sustained in April has left Taylor working hard over the summer to regain his fitness and be ready for the new campaign.

"Currently I am jobless - as it stands I am working on getting better," Taylor told the BBC's EFL podcast 72+.

"I am working on not being jobless in the very near future."

Prolific spells at AFC Wimbledon and Charlton Athletic earned him a move to Nottingham Forest in 2020 for a three-year spell which included a loan at Birmingham City.

But Taylor then found a permanent home hard to come by as he started the 2023-24 season searching for a job before joining Wycombe on a short-term...