Kiddy captain Austin, 25, leaves Aggborough as a club legend having made more than 200 appearances for the National League North side, while Bajrami, 22, was one of their outstanding performers having arrived from Birmingham City ahead of the 2021-22 campaign.

Attacking midfielder Austin joins on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee, while compensation and a two-year contract have been agreed for versatile defender Bajrami (pictured).

Austin is a much-loved figure at Aggborough having plied his trade there for six years.

He was named in the 2021/22 National League North team of the season after leading Kidderminster to a play-off place and the Fourth Round of the Emirates FA Cup, finishing the season with 13 goals and 9 assists.

He began his career with Burton Albion and, after spending time on loan at Telford and Leamington, he joined Kidderminster in 2016/17 where he quickly established himself as a key player thanks to his work-rate, consistency and versatility – often being deployed in a more defensive role in his early days at Aggborough.

Recent seasons have seen him play both as a winger and as an attacking midfielder, however - roles which have allowed him to add goals to his game.

The former Birmingham City defender was another impressive performer in the National League North last season.

Regarded as a determined and committed defender, Bajrami was born in Birmingham to Albanian parents and bounced back from two unsuccessful trials to eventually earn a scholarship with the Blues.

He skippered Birmingham’s under-18s to the semi-finals of the 2017/18 FA Youth Cup and went on to earn himself a professional contract and the under-23s captaincy, while also representing Albania at youth level.

Bajrami was given his first-team debut by former manager Pep Clotet in an EFL Cup trip to Portsmouth and was then handed back-to-back Championship starts against West Bromwich Albion and Hull City.

His development continued with a loan move to Solihull Moors which was frustratingly curtailed by Covid and the following season he ended his stay at St Andrew’s with silverware, beating Sheffield United under-23s in the national final of the 2020/21 Professional Development League.

He was snapped up by Kiddy last summer and stated his desire to get a full season of men’s football under his belt – something he achieved by making 42 appearances and establishing himself as one of the best defenders in the league.