Dundee United reveal Sam Dalby transfer latest as 'confident' Jim Goodwin gives update on key loan trio

Jim Goodwin is confident that Dundee United will get the green light to keep Sam Dalby, Luca Stephenson and Jack Walton at Tannadice for the season.

The high-flying Taysiders are currently sitting in third place and if they continue their current form will book their European return. Norwich City have confirmed that Emmanuel Adegboyega would be staying on-loan at United and now they hope for a similar outcome from the others.

The Tangerines have top scorer Dalby up from Wrexham, Liverpool’s Stephenson and keeper Walton from Luton Town and they all have January recall clauses. Goodwin confirmed: "I’m confident of them all staying, to be honest. We’ve got agreements that these players will stay for the season, but they obviously do have break clauses half-way. “That’s just how contracts are set up.

“But we are having constant dialogue with Liverpool, Luton and Wrexham – and the players mentioned are all loving life at Dundee United, as is (Emmanuel) Adegboyega. I don’t suppose any of them are looking for a change this month. So, I think we’re in a strong position to hold on to all four of those players until the end of the season.”

United have a string of first-team players who are out of contract in the summer. Goodwin has admitted that talks won’t start on that front until after the January window closes and they have a better idea where United will gins in the league.

He said: “I spoke to them all before Christmas and told them we wouldn’t be doing anything during the January window. Once we get the squad to where we think it needs to be after January, then the attention will turn to those players who are out of contract.

“But right now, I just want the players to be focused on the job in hand; to keep pushing and make