Notts County have completed the loan signing of Crewe midfielder Regan Griffiths in a bid to to compensate for the loss of captain Michael Doyle.
Griffiths has signed a deal until the end of the season and was in the stands to watch Notts' defeat against Aldershot at Meadow Lane last night.
He will go straight into the squad to face Wrexham for the televised game against Wrexham on Friday and will help ease the blow of losing Doyle to a calf injury.
He becomes head coach Ian Burchnall's first signing since arriving at Notts and believes his qualities will improve their creativity.
“We didn’t anticipate having to bring anyone in so quickly but with Doyler’s injury it’s really important we’ve got cover in that area,” said Ian Burchnall.
“The recruitment team flagged up several different players, which Maurice Ross and I have studied thoroughly. We felt Regan was the right one to come in and add something.
“He’s technical, he’s got quick feet and he can see a creative pass. We think he’ll balance us out and give us something extra in there. He’s a really interesting player.
“I’ve spoken to the manager at Crewe and he was extremely positive about him. He feels he’s more than capable of playing even at League One level.
“He’s been playing regularly for Crewe’s Under 23s so all being well he’ll be ready to go against Wrexham on Friday.”
Griffiths has made two substitute appearances for Crewe in League One this season and played another two first-team games in the Papa Johns Trophy.
In the last year he has spent time out on loan at non-league sides Kidsgrove Athletic and Witton Albion.
