Newport County: Boss Nelson Jardim seeks signings and improvements

Having overhauled the squad in the summer and introduced a glut of young players, Newport lost midfielder Bryn Morris this week – the midfielder moving to Harrogate for personal reasons – while co-captain Aaron Wildig had already been ruled out for the season through injury.

Asked whether he wanted more experience, Jardim said: “We should be looking for quality first and foremost – and then if it’s a quality player with experience even better.

“Sometimes things don’t happen the way we want but we have to make sure anyone we bring in has quality and can play the way we are playing.

“We have had two games where you could see we were dominant, we had more of the ball, we created chances, but obviously you accept you need to affect the final third more and sometimes that costs money, the boys who play up front and decide games for you.”

Newport have extended the loan of Huddersfield Town striker Kyle Hudlin until the end of the season and also look short in midfield.

Goalkeeper Lewis Webb has been added with Jardim saying he wants a third keeper, although number one Nick Townsend should return for Sunday’s home game with Morecambe (15:00 GMT) after a minor injury issue saw him miss the visit of Wimbledon.

Jardim added: “We’ve got to do whatever it needs, we just have to make sure that when the window finishes we have a stronger squad than we’ve got now.

“That’s the purpose of windows, to improve the squad – but it has to be the right players with the right character.”