Stephen Robinson hoping to add to Motherwell's attacking options
Motherwell boss Stephen Robinson hopes to have a new striker in by Monday night as he confirmed his rejection of a Grimsby Town bid for Ryan Bowman.
The 26-year-old striker, who signed from Gateshead in 2016, is under contract with the Steelmen until next summer.
Well also knocked back a £350,000 offer from Hull City for defender Cedric Kipre last month.
Ahead of the Betfred Cup tie against Edinburgh City on Tuesday night, the Northern Irishman said: "We believe we need another striker to give us that strength and depth that we possibly didn't have and I am hoping to have that done by the end of today.
"We had an offer for Ryan which wasn't even close to our value of him.
"But it goes to show that our recruitment is right. Other people are looking at our players on a constant basis so we are doing something right.
"But I reiterate players won't leave the football club unless it is for the right money and benefits everybody.
"We have had bids for Cedric and again it was way below our valuation.
"Gone are the days when people just come and offer an amount of money and everyone in Scottish football snaps their hands off.
"We are in the position financially that we don't need to sell.
"We are very fair with the players. There is a fee that everyone has on their head that we would have to accept because you can't stand in people's way.
"But none of those have even been close to being met.'