Pull out all the stops AlanAlan Martin will be given the rest of this month to prove himself as Leeds United weigh up the possibility of sending the goalkeeper out on loan.
Simon Grayson has revealed that a number of clubs have contacted Leeds to discuss the availability of their Scotland Under-21 international, but United's manager is unwilling to seriously consider any loan requests until shortly before the League One season kicks off.
Accrington Stanley have expressed a firm interest in securing a temporary deal for Martin, who completed much of last season on loan at non-league club Barrow, but Leeds are in no rush to release a keeper who could experience his first taste of senior football at Elland Road next term.
Grayson said: "Sending him out on loan might be an option again and I've had one or two clubs on the phone about him. That doesn't surprise me because he's a very promising keeper.
"But I'm not going to let anyone go from here until a month into pre-season because I want to make sure that everyone's had a good chance and been properly assessed before decisions like that are made.
"He was at Barrow for a while last season so I haven't actually had much of a chance to see Alan play. That's what pre-season's about. We'll have a good look at how he gets on and we'll decide then whether the best thing for him is to go and get football with another club or to stay with us."
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