DANNY COWLEY revealed he and his recruitment team have been scouring the non-league game for its finest talent.
Cowley and his staff were watching games this week as they look to execute a stated policy of signing talent on the rise this summer.
Well, we’ve been doing likewise to see where the next Jamal Lowe could be – and we’ve found 15 of the most promising talents who could be plucked from the game’s lower reaches and brought into League One this summer.
JOE SBARRA Dropped out of the league after playing for Burton but the 23-year-old has been making waves with Solihull Moors, where his stats mark him out as one of the cleverest passers in the National League
MAX KRETZSCHMAR Former Wycombe man, right of picture, moved to Woking where he has 13 goals and six assists from his attacking midfield position. The 28-yearold has a combined xG and xA of 20.66
PAUL MULLIN No surprise to see the 27-year-old top the National League goal charts when he chose to drop out of the league with a move to Wales from Cambridge, after taking the League Two golden boot last summer
ALFIE RUTHERFORD Released by Pompey, the striker has since turned out for Moneyfields, Hawks, Bognor, Eastbourne and this season has smashed in 30 goals for Dorking, who are in the National League South play-offs
JACOB MENDY The Gambian left-back has caught the eye of plenty of scouts as Boreham Wood made waves as his side reached the FA Cup fifth round and faced Everton
RUBEN RODRIGUES Dutchman is one of the hottest properties in the National League at present, where he’s bagged 18 goals and grabbed six assists for Notts County
JORDAN DAVIES Exciting 23-year-old Welshman has bagged 14 goals from the left flank in an impressive term to date for Ryan Reynolds joint-owned Wrexham
JEFF KING Can play down the right flank or the middle of the park, the Scouser has been a standout performer for Chesterfield and is currently playing under Paul Cook
WILL WRIGHT The 24-year-old, left of picture, has been one of the best performing defenders in the National League this season with Dagenham & Redbridge
EPHRON MASON-CLARK Plenty of potential in the Barnet winger. At the age of 22, could the time now be right for him to make the jump into league football?
GREG OLLEY Former Newcastle man has delivered an outstanding 19 assists in a successful title-winning campaign for Gateshead in the National League North
RYAN COLCLOUGH Has league experience and has been a standout winger in the National League for Altrincham
RYAN SEAGER Been a prolific season for the 26-year-old who has netted 26 times for sixth-tier Hungerford
KABONGO TSHIMANGA The DR Congo man has struck 24 goals for Chestefield in the National League this season
KYLE WOTTON Danny Cowley has been watching the Notts County striker who’s hit 18 goals this term