Rotherham United boss Matt Hamshaw has admitted his side need a new centre-back after the loss of Tom Holmes this month.
The Luton Town man was sent back to Kenilworth Road amid a struggle for regular minutes, making just eight appearances for the Millers, with his last coming on Boxing Day against Bolton Wanderers.
Hamshaw Discusses Priority
Speaking to the Rotherham Advertiser as he plans for the remainder of the transfer window, the underfire United boss set out where he wanted to strengthen.
“Yeah, I’m looking to bring in a centre-back. Look, I’m open to a lot of things.”
“I think that we need to do a lot of shuffling around with the squad in this window. Our league position is nowhere near good enough, and we need to make changes.
“I’ve said all along, I need to make changes at the club, I need probably two or three windows to even start to get to the bottom of sorting the squad out and making it what I want it to be.
“I think that we need to strengthen in a number of areas, and we need to try to do that in a way that, obviously, fits in with what the club’s looking to do.”
Transfer Activity Revealed
In the same report, it has been revealed that Rotherham have already begun to try and sign a replacement for Holmes, but have fallen short in their efforts of signing that particular target.
The Millers are also believed to be in talks with another club for a centre-back, and would look to add to that signing with a new forward and left-wing-back.
With Martin Sherif already departing and Kion Etete expected to leave shortly, Hamshaw’s side are on the hunt for more support for Sam Nombe and new signing Harry Gray, who joined from Leeds United on loan.
Crucial Weeks Ahead
With Tom Holmes leaving amid Hamshaw’s search for players who can go without regular injury issues, Rotherham United need a new centre-back to join within the next week to support their efforts against relegation.
Making their first January signing of Harry Gray is an interesting but promising start to their business, with the Leeds academy star yet to break through in senior football.
Adding on top of the 17-year-old will be key to whether the Millers can stop their slide, but ultimately, Hamshaw and his players need to deliver on the pitch in order to save their season.
While it is good foresight for United to plan for future windows under their current manager, it is very likely that the 44-year-old might not be around to see the summer.