Kilmarnock boss looking to bolster squad as January transfer window approaches

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Killie boss Derek McInnes says he’s ready to dip into the market when the January transfer window opens next week.And while they’re keen to bolster the numbers defensively, the gaffer insists that’s far from the only area of the pitch where they’ll be looking to make improvements.Centre-back Stuart Findlay remains out for a further three months, with their defensive numbers having taken an even greater hit at points in recent weeks with Robbie Deas being suspended and Joe Wright having had to come off injured at half-time in their loss against Rangers and play through a swollen eye in their home win over Hearts.That’s led to there only being two available senior centre-backs in the squad on occasion.McInnes said: “Defensively, we’re a wee bit short on numbers.

But it’s not the only area we’d like to strengthen if we could. Like every manager, I’ll look to try and bring some reinforcements in if we can.“There might be one or two of the lads looking to move on and get regular football as well, which is natural.“January is such a difficult month to improve your starting XI unless you’ve got bundles of cash to spend, which we don’t.

We’ll certainly try to see if we can get some reinforcements in to help us.”One such reinforcement within the squad has been midfielder Kyle Magennis after the 26-year-old returned from a year-long injury this month.He was able to get 20 minutes in Friday night’s draw at Motherwell, having made his return as a late substitute two weeks earlier against Dundee United.McInnes said: “We’re just trying to move him along at his own pace really.

He’s got so much to his game – he can do a bit of everything. We train him a day, then have him in the gym the next and then a running day.