NEW FORWARD SET TO SIGN FOR TOWN
Chris Millington is hopeful The Shaymen can complete the signing of a new forward this week.
The Halifax manager told the Courier after Saturday’s 3-0 defeat at Southend that Town were in talks over a couple of potential additions - one being a forward and the other a midfielder.
And Millington hopes the deal for a new forward will move towards a conclusion this week.
"Hopefully there'll be a bit of progress over the next couple of days," Millington told the Courier.
"Still negotiating but there's an interest there from both parties so hopefully we can make something happen with the forward.
"It's always the case that we'd be interested in a couple but the fact is one is slightly more advanced than the other and we're hopeful we'll be able to pull that one together at some point this week. The other one, we'll just have to update you as and when."
When asked whether the new signing would be ready for the first team straight away, Millington said: "Much the same as Kane ThomsonSommers, much the same as Jack
Evans, you could argue Ryan Galvin to a similar degree - we've clearly got a track record of being able to identify really good talent from below our level that can come in and impact the team well. So I'd put him in that vein straight away."
Millington insists there has been no interest in any of his players since the opening of the January transfer window. The Shaymen have resisted selling any of their most prized assets in recent January windows, and appear to be on the verge of strengthening their squad with the addition of a new forward, a deal which could be completed this week.
And Millington says there is nothing so far to suggest any of his star players will be leaving the club.
"Listen, you can never be 100 per cent certain because I'm not privy to every conversation going on at every other club," he said.
"But what I can say categorically is there's been no interest shown in any of our players at all directly to us, so there's no evidence I've got to suggest anyone's going to be going anywhere.
"If there were any interest we'd have to deal with that as it came in, but as we speak right now, I can categorically state there's been no interest shown in any of our players."