Chez Isaac is back training with Braintree Town after signing a contract with them, but it is a deal that could allow him to seal a potential move into the Football League this season.

Iron manager Danny Cowley said he sees the 22-year-old midfielder as a big part of his plans if he stays at the club and feels his high-tempo playing style will fit in perfectly with the way that he wants the team to operate in the Vanarama National League next year.

So he is delighted to have Isaac, who made 45 appearances for Braintree and scored three goals last year, back at the club for the start of their pre-season training.

However, he appreciates a player with ambition to play full-time football will have a hunger to follow their dream and has arranged a deal that will give Isaac flexibility to speak to clubs while still keeping him close and giving him the chance to stay at Braintree.

Cowley said: “Chez has signed a contract, but he is ambitious and wants to play full-time and ideally in the Football League.

“So we’ve put an agreement together so that if a club comes in for him prior to the first of August then there will be a compensation fee for him.

“After that, though, he will become our player for the season."