Dave Challinor’s Stockport County tweaks heighten need for urgent transfer action

It hasn’t been an especially busy January transfer window for Stockport County, but there is still one important squad gap that needs filling.

 

Loan winger Micah Hamilton and young Icelandic striker Benony Breki Andresson stand as the only new incomings at Edgeley Park so far.

 

However, with manager Dave Challinor currently favouring his three-at-the-back system, the need for fresh faces in the defensive unit is stark.

 

Currently, the Hatters have just one natural centre-back available for selection.

January has left Stockport sparse in defence

The month got off to a bad start in terms of defensive options when it was revealed at the start of January that Fraser Horsfall — the club’s most senior centre-back — was to face around eight weeks on the sidelines.

 

That situation then got worse when it was announced that centre-back Sam Hughes was to join Peterborough United on loan until the end of the season.

 

Hughes only signed a three-year deal with the club in the summer, but Challinor later revealed there is a personal element to the reason for his departure, along with needing more game time.