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Dover Athletic boss Jake Leberl on challenges of adding to his promotion-chasing Isthmian Premier squad, debut of forward Kweku Lucan and 3-1 weekend home defeat to Carshalton Athletic

Manager Jake Leberl is open to bolstering Dover’s promotion-chasing squad - but won’t rush into making further signings.

Whites’ 3-1 Isthmian Premier defeat against play-off chasing Carshalton at Crabble last weekend means they have taken just a single point from their past five home league fixtures.

Those games have seen them drop back off the top of the table, albeit they do remain well-placed in the play-off positions.

Nevertheless, Dover’s results have not been as rosy of late after their blistering early-season form.

But Leberl seems happy to remain loyal to the bulk of his squad.

“If and when the right players become available, we’ll go after them,” Leberl, who handed a debut to forward Kweku Lucan off the substitutes’ bench against Carshalton, said.

“Lucan had a great start to the season at Step 2 with Slough and he’s the type of player we want.

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“But we cannot bring in player after player, like some of the clubs around us.

“We’re working to a budget that’s extremely tight, which is the right thing to do.

“Our budget is the same as Bognor’s one - and they’re bottom - but Cray are doing well, as well.

“I don’t think they have got a budget that’s that big so it’s not all about money.

“When you say ‘Are you going to bring in someone?’, we just work with what we have got.

“We’ve done all season and, to be honest, it has worked well so far.”

Lucan, who had scored five goals in his 23 appearances this campaign for Slough after his arrival last summer, made his Whites bow when he came on for Francis Mampolo against Carshalton in the 69th minute.

Leberl added: “He didn’t really have too much of a chance but he did put in a great cross for a George Nikaj header.

“It will be

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