Millwall director of football Gallen mindful of loan recall clauses for Boro, Liverpool and Cardiff loanees

Millwall director of football Steve Gallen has revealed that there are recall options in all of their loan signings at the end of the summer transfer window.

The Lions made three temporary additions – Middlesbrough striker Josh Coburn, Cardiff City midfielder Ryan Wintle and Liverpool full-back Calum Scanlon.

Coburn (calf) and Scanlon (back) have both been ruled out with injuries.

Coburn scored on his debut – a 3-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday on August 31 – but has not featured since.

Wintle has made three appearances, all of them as a substitute, but was unable to face his parent club in midweek.

Scanlon is facing around three months out due to a stress fracture in his back. The Anfield prospect was set to act as cover for left-back Joe Bryan.

Asked if work had already started on identifying January transfer targets, Gallen recently told Millwall TV: “You look at whether there are any gaps in our squad right now? I think generally at the end of the window we pretty much covered everything, in terms of if someone goes down then is there a replacement?

“We have to recognise that the three loan players we brought in could – potentially – go back in January, which means we might have to cover that.

“But also we have got some loans out as well that could potentially come back in and cover us there.

“On the whole, in terms of the squad and the squad balance, I was really pleased with how it all ended.

“It gives us a few months’ breathing space where we can focus on the football – the manager can focus on the team and the players. But, of course, we are already looking at January where we could potentially improve the team or lose someone back to their parent club.”

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