Darren Moore to step up his recruitment drive at Doncaster Rovers

Rovers currently have only 12 contracted players for the 2020/21 campaign, though have offered four renewals which are currently being discussed with those involved.

Moore’s initial focus was on those contract talks but he told the Free Press that his attention will now firmly be on adding players to his squad.

“All we have tried to do so far is try to get those new contracts sorted as quickly as possible,” he said.

“Once they are sorted, we then move onto the next stage and looking at the possibility of bringing in new faces and what clubs we can speak to in the loan market.

“We can go on from there and build from there.

“Now it’s about looking at the prospects of what is available out there.”

The rumour mill has already begun generating speculation about potential targets for Rovers but Moore insists there has been no contact made with any players at this stage.

Rovers’ talent identification manager Adam Henshall was brought off furlough this week in order to begin the hunt for signings alongside Moore.

“There’s going to be loads of interest in lots of players and there’s going to be speculation,” Moore said.

“I can say now there has been nothing of any sort that I’ve spoken about at the moment.

“Anything additional will be discussed towards the end of this week and into next week definitely.

“That’s the next port of call.

“It’s a competitive market of players out there.

“There’s plenty to do, plenty to see, plenty of discussions to be had between myself, Adam and Gavin [Baldwin, CEO].

“It’s a transfer market that is going to be out there that is very different than normal. There’s going to be real opportunities for clubs to get their young players out on loan and there’s going to be a lot of experienced players out there.

“It’s going to be a different transfer market and one that is going to take every bit of experience in identifying the right people to come in.”

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