With just over a week to go before the start of the new campaign, Peter Taylor has bolstered his strikeforce by securing the loan capture of Louis Moult.

The highly rated forward arrives from Premier League side Stoke City on a loan deal which will run until Monday 3rd January 2011.

After putting pen to paper on his loan deal at Valley Parade this Friday, he becomes the Bantams second signing of the day following the capture of Lewis Hunt earlier in this afternoon.

Moult ,18, has been a regular in Stoke's reserves for the past two years and finished the 2009/10 campaign as the reserves top scorer.

His goalscoring feats in the youth and reserve set-ups over the past few years have caught the attention of many observers around Stoke, leading him to be touted as one of their hottest prospects.

As a sign of his rapid progression through the ranks at the Britannia Stadium, Moult signed his first professional contract in March when he was still aged only 17.

He made his first team debut last August in Stoke's Carling Cup match against Leyton Orient and also featured against Portsmouth later on in the same competition.

The 6' 0'' striker made his first Premier League appearance for the Potters when he entered the field as a second half substitute against Burnley at Turf Moor last season.

Moult has been handed the number 19 shirt and is expected to make his first appearance in claret & amber during City's pre-season fixture at Rochdale this Saturday.