Director of football Barry Fry has agreed a deal with Gulls chief Paul Buckle. He confirmed the deal will go through when both the Torquay boss and Jalal return from holidays later this month.

Torquay are expected to be among the favourites for the Blue Sqaure Premier title after narrowly failing to secure an instant return to the Football League last season.

Fry refused to reveal the exact worth of the deal but insisted Posh will not be making a loss on a player who arrived from Woking in January 2007 and made 11 appearances for the club.

Fry said: "Shwan is very keen to go to Torquay who have already made several signings since the end of the season.

"They were beaten in the play-offs and lost in the final of the FA Trophy, and they are desperate to push on and get back into the league.

"It is a great opportunity for Shwan to get his career back on track and I know he is keen to get his place back in the England non-league team as well.

"Shwan had a couple of little runs in the side here but the manager preferred the experience of Mark Tyler in the end, although no-one can say Shwan let us down at all."

Jalal spent the second half of last season on loan at League Two outfit Morecambe after plunging down the Posh pecking order following the club record arrival of Joe Lewis.