Top scorer Junior Agogo is set to leave Barnet for Peterborough in a £100,000 deal.

The two clubs have agreed terms for the unsettled striker, with the Bees hoping to see Posh's former Spurs striker Neale Fenn coming the other way.

Fenn, 26, caught the eye of Bees manager Martin Allen currently on honeymoon in the USA earlier this season.

"There are only two issues to sort out. The first is whether Junior will agree personal terms, and the second is whether or not we will be signing Neale Fenn. But that is a decision for Martin," said chairman Tony Kleanthous.

The move would see 23-goal Agogo link up with former Bees boss Barry Fry at the Second Division club with the £100,000 fee being paid in instalments over two years.

"Junior's being looking for a move for a while and he expressed his desire to leave," said Kleanthous.

Agogo, 23, will be following Lee Flynn, Danny Brown and Neil Midgley out of Underhill after all three refused new contracts this week. Currently only Flynn has been linked with a new club, Conference side Stevenage Borough.

Yet Kleanthous is remaining upbeat despite being left with a squad of only ten players. "Next season we are making a clean start.

"We have had about a dozen players here on League contracts and have had to let them go. All the other clubs I can think of who have dropped out of the League and still have had to pay League contracts have gone into administration which we have never done.

"There is due to be around a thousand players named on a retained list (out of contract) to be released any day now, and that's good for us.

"What we want here is a small, focused squad of 16-18 who can challenge next season."

Kleanthous was also looking forward to a decision by the Football League's 72 chairmen next week, on whether the ground capacity restrictions will be lowered from 6,000 to 5,000.

As Barnet's capacity is 5,500, this would allow them to play in Division Three, should they win promotion next season.

Mr Kleanthous said: "People don't know how hard it has been trying to sign players while never knowing if we can go up or not.

"Hopefully this decision will change that.

"We have been through a tough, tough time but it's going to get better," he said.

May 29, 2003 13:00