Coventry City manager took a phone call while on holiday to be informed by Marlon King that he he had some bad news to tell him.
Thorn said: "Marlon rang and said, 'I've got some bad news for you! It looks as if you're stuck with me for the next couple of years'.
"He said there's no way he could sign for anybody else and he can't wait to start the new season."
Speaking to the Coventry Telegraph, Thorn, in jubilant mood said: "It's fantastic news. It's made my holiday."
King has verbally accepted the contract offer that Coventry City made to the striker and will complete the formalities when he returns to the club after the summer break.
Details of the contract have not been made public, but it is thought to be a two year deal and possibly contains a clause that would allow King to leave if the club received a offer in excess of the sum stipulated.
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