Peterborough United manager reveals there is a January transfer window contingency plan, but it might not be needed
First-team manager Luke Williams insists contingency plans are in place should Peterborough United feel the need to sign new players in the last week of the Winter transfer window.
The deadline for new signings is 7pm on Monday, February 2 and Posh are currently the only League One club not to have bolstered their senior ranks in 2026.
But Williams is laid back about that fact. He believes players close to returning from injury will feel like new recruits, and that could be preferable to gambling on newcomers from outside the current squad. That position could change of course if star midfielder Archie Collins is sold to avoid losing him for nothing at the end of the season.
Central defender David Okagbue and midfielder Ben Woods are believed to be closest of the injured players to a return to action, although not in time for the tough Tuesday night League One trip to Stevenage. Sam Hughes, Harley Mills and Rio Adebisi are longer-term absentees, although right-back Peter Kioso is now free of suspension and could come back for the game at the Lamex Stadium (7.45pm kick off).
“Sometimes at this time of year head coaches can worry about owners who are not present,” Williams said. “But I don’t have that problem as the owner of this club has his finger on the pulse of every player and every team we have.
"If we feel the need to act we will because things are in place for us to do just that, but we also don’t want to destabilise any player currently playing well and we don’t want to block the pathway of any of our younger players.
“Some of the players approaching full fitness will be like new signings for us anyway, and we are as excited about that as we are about potential new players from outside the club. These are players we already know and love. They might even come back fresher and more motivated than when they picked up their injury.”