Tony Asghar 'disappointed' with Dundee United transfers as he defends Tony Watt St Mirren loan decision

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Tony Asghar admits he’s disappointed with Dundee United’s January transfer business, but defended the decision to loan Tony Watt to St Mirren.

The striker sealed a deadline day switch to Paisley after not featuring regularly for the Tangerines. Fans were dismayed that the club left themselves with only Steven Fletcher as a recognised centre forward while propping up the Scottish Premiership table, and questioned why Watt was allowed to depart before a replacement had been sourced.

Asghar has admitted that the club didn’t cover themselves in glory when it came to recruitment during the winter window. But he insists the squad is strong despite failing in several attempts to bring fresh faces in, with Huddersfield defender Loick Ayina being the only new face to arrive at Tannadice. "Nobody’s more unhappy at how we ended up coming out of the window than myself,” he told DUTV. “But a transfer window doesn’t just act on the last day of the window.

We have a recruitment strategy looking even for next summer.“In this window, we were hoping to try and recruit. We looked at a number of possibilities.