The cheery 6ft 2ins target man can't wait to get started as he tries to revive his League career and Stags boss Billy Dearden admitted: "Jefferson has been a breath of fresh air in the building.

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"He is a very confident lad and a good addition to the squad. He has made himself at home and the lads have taken to him.

"Jefferson is a bit of a character. He is a big target man who is good in the air and puts himself about a little bit.

"He is not slow but not lightning quick over short distances but he is a very strong player.

"He has good abilities and an eye for goal. I am looking forward to working with him.

"We will make him more than welcome and I think he will make himself very welcome!

"He is a confidence character who loves scoring goals and he is desperate to prove himself at League level.

"He had offers from non-League clubs but chose to come here. We will help him as much as we can to improve his game."

Louis will go into the 16 for Saturday's home clash with Brentford (3pm), though may have to wait for his chance to start after the side carved out a superb 2-1 away local derby win at Lincoln on Tuesday night.

Stags' other new capture Will Atkinson is the one more likely to start.

With Dan Martin suspended and also suffering with a dead leg, Dearden is likely to look to Atkinson to play on the left of midfield, though Jon D'Laryea started there on Tuesday and could still keep his shirt.

Gareth Jelleyman will probably move across to left back and, with Martin McIntosh and Alex John-Baptiste still injured, John Mullins may start at centre half and Chris Wood at right back.

The game offers yet another chance for Stags to record their first back to back wins of the season.

"The season doesn't rest on one game but this is a massive game for us," said Dearden.

"Brentford come here on a bit of a high as they are on a run that has pulled them away from the bottom which we have to do.

"We have just won three away but lost three at home, though they were not bad performances against Darlington and Middlesbrough.

"We need to bring our away form into our home games.

"It was a hard game on Tuesday and I thought it had a draw al over it until we scored in the last minute. I am not sure we deserved to win but we certainly didn't deserve to lose. It was a tremendous three points.

"It is very tight down there so February is a big month for us with so many matches. Put a few good results together and we could pull away from the bottom three or four."

The Bees, relegated last season, currently sit 14th on 36 points after a decent run of four wins and a draw in their last five games and only one loss in eight.