TRANSFER TALK: Mark Yates closes in on new defender

Crawley Town manager Mark Yates hopes to sign a central defender in the next 24 hours.
By The Newsroom
Published 7th Jul 2015, 18:47 BST

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Crawley Town's new signings, defender Joe McNerney (2nd L) training for the first time at Ardently College. July 1 2015. James Boardman / TELEPHOTO IMAGES 07967642437 SUS-150707-173359002Crawley Town's new signings, defender Joe McNerney (2nd L) training for the first time at Ardently College. July 1 2015. James Boardman / TELEPHOTO IMAGES 07967642437 SUS-150707-173359002
Crawley Town's new signings, defender Joe McNerney (2nd L) training for the first time at Ardently College. July 1 2015. James Boardman / TELEPHOTO IMAGES 07967642437 SUS-150707-173359002

Yates said: “The defender could be coming on a free transfer and is an experienced player at this level.”

Yates is also considering Brighton’s England Under-20 international goalkeeper Christian Walton while former Birmingham City stopper Callum Preston and Ross Worner, ex-AFC Wimbledon, are both on trial.

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Ex-Spurs and Southampton striker Lee Barnard is also confirmed as being a triallist.

Former Ipswich winger Jordan Adekunle was with Yates in the first week of pre-season but has now gone.

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