Millwall Making Progress On Attacker Swoop But Another Club Lurking
Millwall are making progress for a late swoop for Hull City attacker Ryan Longman, but another Championship club are in the mix for the player, according to the Sunday Mirror.
Longman, 22, joined the Tigers permanently from Brighton after having a loan spell at the MKM Stadium.
He is now of late interest to Millwall, with Gary Rowett’s side keen on making room for another attacking player in their squad.
Millwall are making good progress towards having their target before the transfer deadline, however, they are likely to face competition to do so.
It is now claimed that another Championship outfit are in the mix for a loan deal for Longman, who still has two years left on his contract with the Tigers.
Millwall are looking for another promotion tilt this season after narrowly missing out on the playoffs.
And the Lions side hope that Longman’s versatility on the pitch will aid them in their campaign going forward.
However, the jury is still out on where the attacker will end up before the transfer window slams shut.
Millwall boss still hoping for more transfer activity before tomorrow’s window deadline
Gary Rowett is hoping that Millwall might still be able to add one more signing before Friday’s 11pm deadline for the summer transfer window.
The Lions have made six signings with Arsenal loanee Brooke Norton-Cuffy joining at the end of last week.
Millwall have secured centre-back Jake Cooper on a new long-term contract.
And Rowett admits that the closure of the window means an end to the noise and speculation that comes during the trading period.
“It’s always good to concentrate on the squad you have got,” the Millwall boss told the South London Press, when asked about if there is a relief when the deadline passes.
“Of course you want that squad to be as well-covered as possible and to have as much depth as possible. In an ideal world I would like to add another player, if I could, but I’m also aware we have to work within the parameters we have got.
“We spoke about the noise and Coops signing his contract helps. At the end of the window we’ll know Zian (Flemming) is here, we won’t have any more speculation about that.
“There are positives (to the window closing) but of course some of the last few days are unpredictable, you can’t always control it.”
