Joey Barton is set to hold talks with a mystery free agent over the next 24 hours having initially closed the door on the prospect of adding to his Bristol Rovers squad between now and January.
Rovers brought in 10 new players over the summer window but Barton admitted in the wake of the deadline closing on September 1 that he was a few positions short, most notably an additional attacker and a centre-back.
Clubs are still able to sign out-of-contract players who become increasingly more attractive in the market given the needs of teams up and down the pyramid in the wake of early-season injuries. But having now reached mid-September, Barton thought Rovers’ opportunity had passed.
