PAOLO Di Canio is expected to bolster his attacking options today with trialists Lander Gabilondo and Michael Wojtanowicz poised to sign two-year deals with Swindon Town.

A lack of a cutting edge was evident as Di Canio was handed his first defeat as Town manager on Saturday with a second-half Steve Elliott strike sealing a 1-0 win for Cheltenham at The Abbey Business Stadium.

Di Canio spoke highly of Wojtanowicz towards the end of last week while also revealing he had also been impressed by Gabilondo and had made him a final offer on Thursday.

Both players are understood to have accepted the terms being offered and are due to arrive at the County Ground today to complete the formalities of the move, taking the total number of incomings since Di Canio took charge to 14.

“I want to sign the striker and the winger,” Di Canio told the Advertiser.

“Against Cheltenham, we tried to create but we did not have a physically strong player up front. Our players are small in size so we need the physical person in attack with the quality to score in the box.

“I have watched Michael (Wojtanowicz), he is strong and clever and he can turn quickly and shoot at goal. In the last 10 minutes against Cheltenham you could see we needed a big presence in the box.

“We also need a winger who can go one against one and we are very close to getting these players.”

Di Canio still remains hopeful of supplementing his squad with a loan player from a Premier League side, but will not bring one in until he has completed all his permanent transfers.

A player who will definitely not be joining is QPR striker Leon Clarke, revealed by the Advertiser as a target on Friday.

The 26-year-old was understood to be keen on making a switch to the County Ground but his wages are considerably higher than what Town are willing to pay.

“That deal is off,” confirmed Di Canio after Saturday's defeat. “The wages are too high, I don’t want to say what they are but it is too much and Michael (Wojtanowicz) is the striker for us.”