Huddersfield Town are slowly but surely targeting their priorities in the summer transfer market as the time grows near. The Terriers were the last side to confirm their place in the top-flight English Premier League and consequently had the lower hand in getting the targets that Newcastle United and Brighton & Hove Albion had.
David Wagner knows quite well that neither does his side have the stature nor the financial strength to compete with the other two sides. Huddersfield did get a whopping £145 million for gaining promotion in the Premier League and the club would want to preserve a significant amount to strengthen the squad for next season.
Wagner and Huddersfield supremo Dean Hoyle have an extremely difficult task on their hands given the complexities the competition brings with itself. Going all out for cherished targets would be a huge risk as the club would be left with nothing but high wages if they get relegated next season itself, and Hull City and Middlesbrough are perfect examples of that.
And Wagner cannot expect to survive the cutthroat competition in the Premier League with the under average squad he currently has. A slow start would be the last thing the manager wants as it exerts tremendous pressure at the end. He is only left with the option to loan in players, which would only let them worry about the wages for the particular season.
And their next target, who is being targeted on the same structure, is Derby County’s, Tom Ince. The 25-year-old English man has been one of the main players for the Rams last term, who played almost every match for them. In 50 appearances overall, the right winger has managed 15 goals and registered eight assists.
The former Liverpool player is widely regarded as one of Championship’s best players and Derby under no condition would want to part ways with him. However, Ince is reportedly keen on the new adventure with Huddersfield Town and would be pressurising the side surely. Wagner is aware of his £30,000-a-week wage structure currently and has reportedly agreed to pay that on a season-long loan deal.
The Liverpool academy product was a promising youngster in the England Under-21 side back in 2012 but has failed to live up to the expectation. He had spent numerous loan stints during his progressive years with the likes of Notts County, Blackpool and Crystal Palace before Hull City bought him in 2014.
Further loan seasons with Nottingham Forest and Derby County was followed by his sale to Derby in the summer for 2015. He is since then looking at a way back to top flight football and wouldn’t want to miss this chance at any cost.
