From the Western Daily Press, bit more detail than before plus some interesting titbits:
http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/wdp/sport/Malpas-steps-attempt-sign-winger/article-258672-detail/article.htmlSWINDON TOWN boss Maurice Malpas will step up his attempts to land a “promising” young Championship winger after Kevin Betsy snubbed a move to the County Ground.
Malpas offered a two-year contract to Betsy, but the player last night signed a similar deal with Southend, having also held talks with Cheltenham and Millwall.
“It is always difficult when a number of clubs are chasing the same player,” said Malpas.
“We pitched Kevin an offer based on what we felt he was worth and it was virtually take it or leave it.
“It was obviously not what he was looking for and that is a player’s prerogative - we will just move on to our next target.”
Malpas may have to wait until the end of the month before getting his alternative target, a young wide player on loan from a Championship club.
“We have been tracking this player all summer,” said Malpas.
“He has done well for his club in pre-season and we are waiting to hear what the manager in question wants to do with him.”
Malpas could also resurrect a move for Eastleigh winger Mark Marshall. A deal for Cambuur left-back Yinka Casal, 20, was finally completed last night, when he signed a two-year deal. The transfer almost collapsed earlier in the week after several rounds of failed negotiations.
Malpas said: “Yinka is the sort of player we want to bring here – young and coachable with plenty of room for improvement.”
Casal is unlikely to make his debut against Tranmere in League One
tomorrow, despite a knee injury ruling Jamie Vincent out of contention.
Malpas is expected to temporarily switch skipper Hasney Aljofree from the centre of defence to left-back.
Meanwhile, the manager will decide next week which players will be moved out on permanent or loan deals and is hoping trim his squad by off-loading ‘two or three’ fringe members of his squad.
One unnamed player was in talks with a League Two club but Malpas said: “We’ve pulled the plug on that one because we didn’t think it was right for the club and the player didn’t think it was right for him.”
