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RUAIDHRÍ Higgins is confident he will find ‘one or two gems’ in the summer transfer market and suggested there could be others exiting Brandywell in the coming weeks as the Derry City boss attempts to ‘freshen things up’.
Higgins returned from his midseason break in Spain this week refreshed but he’s been busy working on improving his title chasing squad and expects movement both in and out of Brandywell when the League of Ireland transfer window swings opens on July 1st.
Centre-half Cameron McJannet completed his move to League Two Grimsby Town this week for an undisclosed fee on a two-year deal but it’s not just defensively where Higgins is hoping to bring in cover.
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Ruaidhri Higgins confident of signing ‘one or two gems’ in summer transfer window
By Simon Collins
Published 21st Jun 2024, 17:04 BST
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RUAIDHRÍ Higgins is confident he will find ‘one or two gems’ in the summer transfer market and suggested there could be others exiting Brandywell in the coming weeks as the Derry City boss attempts to ‘freshen things up’.
Higgins returned from his midseason break in Spain this week refreshed but he’s been busy working on improving his title chasing squad and expects movement both in and out of Brandywell when the League of Ireland transfer window swings opens on July 1st.
Centre-half Cameron McJannet completed his move to League Two Grimsby Town this week for an undisclosed fee on a two-year deal but it’s not just defensively where Higgins is hoping to bring in cover.
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With skipper Patrick McEleney [broken elbow] and Jordan McEneff [ankle] both sidelined long term, Higgins has also targeted reinforcements in the final third.
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“Without a doubt we will add to the squad and one or two others might leave we’ll see but it won’t be a wholesale change it’ll just be to try and freshen things up and give us that extra energy between now and the end of the season,” said the Brandywell boss.
“We’ll be adding a couple and I think we’ll be in a good place in a few weeks’ time,” he predicted. “I think we’re in a really good place as it stands but I think we’ll be in a better place in a week or two.”
Higgins has steered Derry into a position of strength as they sit second with 13 league games remaining but with the upcoming Uefa Conference League fixtures against FC Bruno’s Magpies of Gibraltar and the FAI Cup tie against St Pat’s, the Limavady man knows exactly what he needs to improve his squad ahead of a busy schedule. However, he typically remained tight-lipped when asked to identify his targets.
