'That's where we are' - Grant McCann clarifies stance on out-of-favour Doncaster Rovers player
The transfer window still has another three weeks to run
Grant McCann has clarified his stance on Glenn Middleton, insisting there has been no disagreement with the transfer-listed Doncaster Rovers man.
It was towards the end of last season that Rovers announced Middleton had been made available for transfer, despite only joining the club the previous summer. The 26-year-old made 35 league appearances for Rovers but just 15 of those were starts as he failed to hold down a regular spot. Despite being made available for transfer almost four months ago, Middleton still remains on the payroll at DN4 with the new league campaign just days away.
He featured in a friendly against Wolves recently but has not been involved since then. Despite Rovers having a glut of players unavailable for the cup tie at Edgeley Park, owing to injury, Middleton was not included in the expanded nine-man bench with rookies such as Ethan Hodgett and Lincoln Pawlak preferred instead.
Asked post-match about the latest on Middleton, McCann emphasised to the Free Press: "I made the decision to be clear to Glenn and that's where we are.
"His agent needs to be busy, Glenn needs to be busy. I know what it's like, I've been in a situation myself where you don't feel a part (of things) or that you're not going to be a part of it.
"You need to go and play, that's all it is. It's nothing personal with Glenn, we've not had an argument or anything like that. We just feel like we've got better wide players this season."