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Livingston boss says he'd be 'delighted' if there's no January transfer business

Livingston boss David Martindale admits he'd be 'delighted' if the signing of Steven Bradley marked the extent of his January transfer business.

But, despite being pleased with the current make-up of the squad, he confessed it's likely that two or three may look to move on in a bid to get more game-time.

Martindale, who confirmed a move back to Russia for goalkeeper Ivan Konovalov fell at the last hurdle in August, says he won't 'chase' anyone away from the club but knows there may be some looking for an exit.

The Lions confirmed the signing of winger Bradley from Hibs earlier this week after the 20-year-old impressed in friendlies against FK Liepaja and Fortuna Sittard during the club's winter training camp in Turkey.

Martindale commented: "If I don’t bring anybody else in during this window, other than Steven Bradley, then I’m delighted with what I’ve got.

"I’m never going to chase anybody from the club. I speak to them and I tell them, ‘if you’re wanting more game-time and that’s what you really want at this point in your career then chap my door. I’m not going to chase you out of Livingston’.

"If that’s what they want for their development then fair enough. But it’s got to be led by them, I’m not chasing anybody out the door."

He added: "I'm open to offers and will listen to offer for Jack Fitzwater but I don't think there's a lot of money kicking about in Scottish football. There's no offers at this point in time but you'll start to see that change in the next couple of weeks.

"We've probably got one more keeper than we need but I'm happy to keep that until the end of the season if I need to. There's a bit of interest in Ivan from Russia - it's debatable whether there will be a fee involved but he's got a couple of options and we'll see how that develops.

"He just missed out on one at the end of the window in August and I think they'll maybe come back."

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