Town boss keen to retain sought-after Mounie
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN manager Danny Cowley has expressed his hope that Steve Mounie will remain at the club by the closure of tomorrow’s transfer window – and says that his ideal scenario is to bring in a player to assist him.
Mounie, a target of French outfit Rennes, scored a stoppagetime winner for Town in Tuesday’s priceless win at Hull – one of a handful of key contributions he has provided since Christmas.
Town’s quest to bring in another creative signing will hinge on getting a squad player – most likely Isaac Mbenza or Herbert Bockhorn – to leave for pastures new, with Cowley also anxious that the window passes with Mounie still in the colours of Huddersfield.
He said: “We certainly hope so. He (Mounie) is important to us.
“Steve is a consummate professional and trains so hard. He was disappointed last week and a little bit unlucky not be involved or come on in the Brentford game.
“But he is in every day and always training to his best and always wants to work on his game and scored a really important goal and it was a good assist from Kacha (Elias Kachunga) as well.
“He is a goalscoring targetman and they do not make many of those any more.
“He is a goal threat and what we want to do is bring in one who helps him.
“If we can do that, it would be brilliant. But we are respectful of a difficult transfer window.
“It is like buying a house and you end up being in a chain – unless you are at the top of that chain and you can get it on your terms.
“Ultimately, we are looking to get one out. But the one (club) we are looking to get one in from is trying to get a player in themselves. It is a game of chess.”
Loan keeper Kamil Grabara was due to stay in hospital for a second night after suffering a head injury and suspected concussion after colliding with team-mate Christopher Schindler in the second half of Tuesday evening’s 2-1 win at Hull City.
Grabara was attended to by medics for around 12 minutes following the incident in the 71st minute and was stretchered off in a neck brace.
He was taken by ambulance to Hull Royal Infirmary where he stayed overnight for observation and was due to spend a second evening in East Yorkshire – with a view to being released on Thursday morning.
Huddersfield striker netted the late winner against Hull on Tuesday night.