Linfield chief David Healy offers January transfer window update with 'have a look' approach
Linfield manager David Healy admits he “will have a look” at conducting January business if an opportunity arises this month – and is also hoping to welcome a number of players back from injury in the coming weeks.
The Blues ended their three-game Premiership losing run in emphatic fashion on Saturday, beating Bangor 6-1 at Windsor Park.
They remain 14 points behind leaders Larne in the race to defend their Gibson Cup crown with the January transfer window presenting a chance for the Blues to strengthen their squad ahead of the final months of the season.
Twelve months ago, Linfield made decisive moves in the market by signing both Kieran Offord and Callumn Morrison in statement deals, but Healy insists he won’t be rushing into anything this month.
"We’ll have a look and assess,” Healy said on BBC Sportsound. “Most managers keep their cards close to their chest, probably none more so than myself, so we’ll have a look – we’re always looking.
"If it’s not this window then we will have a look for the next window.
“We’re hoping to get three or four back in the coming weeks which will add to the depth of the squad and beef it up a bit.
"We’ll concentrate on that first and foremost and if something comes available which could be tempting, we’ll have a look at it.”
Healy handed 19-year-old Jon Graham his second Premiership outing of the season in the closing stages of their weekend win and wants to keep giving opportunities to the club’s young stars.
"It’s always important and something we believe in,” he added. “There have been numerous players who have made their way through the academy and are playing in the first team at the minute.
"There have always been players who have made their debuts and then moved on to England or Scotland. It’s something we have always believed in and I believe in...we make sure we look after our own and improve our own.
"Young Jon coming on today, Jon has probably been one of the standout players in the U20s again this year, there’s one or two others, and it’s something as a club we look to enhance. We want to give opportunities to the younger players and see where that takes them.”