Freedom of contract does not make it any easier for clubs to get their targets without a hitch
| Northampton Town are not letting the move made by Giles Coke to Motherwell go without a fight and they plan to take "professional advice" as they claimed the midfielder's agent had agreed a contract offer. Shrewsbury manager Paul Simpson last week criticised Chris Humphrey's "underhand" move to Fir Park but manager Jim Gannon is sure Motherwell have done nothing wrong. He said: "I think in both situations, the players were made offers of re-engagement but when you are talking about international transfers you are talking about slightly different rules. They may well have done everything by the book in terms of the English rules but UEFA rules and FIFA rules are different. Giles was 23 and out of contract, so he was entitled to move cross-border. Chris wasn't informed in the correct regulation time of the renewal of his contract and therefore became available on a free transfer." Gannon is looking to add to his squad by the end of the week in order to have more players available for a potential third qualifying round tie. The Steelmen are likely to face Steaua Bucharest, who hold a 2-0 advantage over Hungarian side Ujpest. Gannon said: "I would like to see three or four more players coming in. I talked about five to six players previously but I think it's going to take more than that. I would like to have a stronger, wider squad and a well-balanced squad. I think we will be looking at a couple more permanents and I'm hopeful of securing some loan players. I'm hopeful that will happen over the next 48 hours so if we were to progress, we would have them registered in time for the Steaua Bucharest match." | |
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