Wednesday 8 October 2014 17:02, UK
Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Kenny Jackett believes Jack Price's short-term loan at Leyton Orient will prove beneficial to all concerned.
The 21-year-old midfielder has already spent a month in Sky Bet League One with Yeovil Town, and will remain in the third tier with Orient until the New Year.
His situation will then be reassessed, with Jackett aware that the youngster needs games and may struggle to get them as part of his Championship squad at Molineux.
He said in the Express and Star: “I think Jack is a really good player.
I think Jack is a really good player. We have to be careful we don’t get overpowered in this league because it’s a strong, powerful division.
“We have to be careful we don’t get overpowered in this league because it’s a strong, powerful division.
“Every team is physically strong and full of running and your goals against column can get affected by that.
“Looking at our midfield, we’ve got Kevin McDonald and Tommy Rowe, who can play other positions as well – he’s probably played more games in his whole career at wide left or left-back.
“Age-wise, McDonald and Rowe are both 25, George Saville and Price are 21 and Lee Evans is 20. There’s a good future in those lads in terms of combinations and midfielders.
“We’ve also got Dave Edwards, he’s more of a midfielder than a centre forward.”
Yeovil were keen to keep Price on their books, having struck a deal in September, but they were unable to find the required funds as they also sought to strengthen in the attacking department.
Jackett added: “At a certain level of finance, Yeovil would have wanted to keep him, but I don’t think they’d have been able to come up with too much of his wages.
“They had some midfielders coming back from injury and wanted to use their pretty tight budget on a centre forward.
“Orient were prepared to pay all of his wages and with Lloyd James breaking his leg, there’s a gap to go straight into that team and it’s a good move.
“I think he’ll stay in their side and do well there, then we can assess it in January.”
