New signing Josh Todd is determined to focus solely on his football at Dumbarton after moving from Scottish League Two side Annan Athletic.

The attacking midfielder has signed for the Sons on an amateur contract, meaning he will only get money for travel expenses. But the 22-year-old said it was a sacrifice he was willing to take to play at a higher level.

He said: “It’s not about the money, it’s about the chance to play at a higher level.

“I think I earned the opportunity to play at a higher level and this was the opportunity that was put in front of me so I’m grabbing it with two hands.

“Whether it’s no money or loads of money, it’s just about the football for me.”

The Englishman scored 18 goals in 38 appearances last year for the Galabankies and is hoping he can bring some of that form to The Rock.

He added: “My aim is to do my best for the team and get as many goals as I can.

“Hopefully if I can score as many as I did last year then that’s doing my part of the bargain and hopefully keeping Dumbarton’s part of the bargain.

“So I’m just trying to do the best I can – get forward, get back and defend – just do the best I can.”

Todd was on the books at Carlisle United as a youngster, before joining Annan in 2013. He made an instant impact there but felt the time was right to move on.

He said: “It was good. I’d like to think I’d done well there, which obviously gave me this opportunity to come here but I’d like to thank them for the three years I was there because they gave me a platform to play and express myself.

“But I I think any footballer will tell you that you want to go up so at the end of the day, if an opportunity arises you’ve got to take it.”

Todd had trial spells with Queen of the South and Dunfermline Athletic earlier in the summer, and he said it was a tough period – but the gamble paid off.

He added: “It was a tough time. Because Annan are part-time I had to leave my job hanging as well when I went to the trials.

“I took the risk, which I want to do as a football career is my main goal at this current time. So it’s a risk I had to take and thankfully Dumbarton took me on so its a chance to play at a higher level so hopefully I can prove my worth.”

And the move has come so suddenly for Todd that he will be commuting up from the border for training and games, but hopes to move up north in the future.

He said: “That’s the long-term game. At the moment I’m just travelling up for training on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and then up for the games on Saturday