Kenny Jackett has indicated he wants to add five to seven players to his squad for next season - and while he is keen to have a young squad, age is not everything.

He told The News: 'The squad side I want would be 24 — two in each position, one extra striker and one extra goalkeeper. That’s the optimum. Some of those could be out on loan at any time.

‘We’ve got 17 at the moment. There’s two third-year scholars, too, who we will have a look at in pre-season. That has to be supplemented with some young players, but it’s not young players for the sake of it.

‘It has to be young players who you feel can contribute. There’s no point in taking the players for the sake of it. It’s got to be optimum squad planning.

‘That’s an optimum number on squad planning, how you work off that in games and loaning players out is about making the squad as strong as possible.’

Jackett said he intended to loan players out next season if it was to the club's benefit and that of the player in question.

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