Port Vale set to complete deals for two signings on Thursday

Port Vale are set to sign two players on Thursday, including at least one striker.

Manager Darrell Clarke said after Wednesday night’s 2-1 Carabao Cup defeat to Rotherham that deals are near to being completed as he looks to strengthen his squad in time for Saturday’s home game with Bolton Wanderers.

Vale are looking for two strikers and a goalkeeper, so hope to fill two of those three vacancies in the next 24 hours.

Clarke said: “We hopefully have a couple of bodies coming tomorrow, that is going to give us a bit more experience of the division and know how. That will be a big boost to what I think is a really good group.

“So, we will keep our confidence, we will keep the mental side of things and we will keep focused as a group, as staff and as a set of players to make sure we keep progressing.”

He added: “Centre forward is obviously a key area for us and hopefully that will go through tomorrow.”