Blackburn Rovers defender Tyler Magloire's loan set to expire as Hartlepool United consider extension

The 22-year-old centre-back has been ever present in defence for Pools over the festive period as they won three games out of three against Stockport County, Halifax Town and Notts County to climb to second in the National League table.

But with Magloire’s initial loan from the Championship outfit over after Saturday’s match at home to Wealdstone – options will have to be assessed for all parties.

Magloire arrived at Pools when the side were experiencing a crisis at the back with Ryan Johnson their only fit central defender at the start of November.

He’s since played 10 games for Hartlepool in all competitions, scoring once and keeping three clean sheets.

But with Timi Odusina now back playing and Gary Liddle close to returning as well as the further additions of Joe Bunney and Jamie Sterry, Dave Challinor’s side find themselves in a significantly healthier position defensively compared to when Magloire first arrived.

While Challinor has praised the impact Magloire has made at the back, the Pools boss couldn’t confirm whether he’d be looking to extend the defender’s loan at Victoria Park.

“It’s a time of the year where quite a bit goes on and we’ve got some loans in where there are some recalls,” he told The Mail.

"Tyler’s loan is up after the Wealdstone game on Saturday. He’s been great for us since he's come in but we need to look at that and make a decision around what is going to put us the best position moving forward.”

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