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The deadline for loan transfers ahead of the busy Christmas period is this Thursday.
No loan transfers will be allowed afterwards until the January transfer window opens, but free agents can still be signed providing they have not played for another club subject to the transfer window during the current closed window.
The Bulls have two in on loan, with both loans expiring before the January window kicks in. John Eustace will remain with the Bulls until 12th December at the present time, with Neil Mackenzie due to leave on the 26th November after the weekend game at Boston. If Graham Turner sees fit, he will have to extend their loans or find replacements before Thursday as neither player will currently be available for four games, Mackenzie for six, over Christmas.
Mackenzie's future at Scunthorpe still remains in doubt with no permanent manager in place, though caretaker boss Nigel Adkins was adamant that the player was not to be cup tied by the Bulls suggesting that the player has a future at Glandford Park. Scunthorpe, however, reported a £300,000 loss for the last financial year as they increased spending on wages to ensure League One survival and may need to offload peripheral players to help balance the books with the club showing a 28 man senior squad on their official website.
Eustace is widely expected to be returning to Stoke at the end of his loan, and Stoke are likely to be keen to have the well regarded player back to bolster their own squad over the Christmas period.
