Bristol Rovers are getting set for what is anticipated to be a busy summer.
Bristol Rovers will have a busy summer ahead of them in terms of recruiting, and Matt Taylor has acknowledged that the club is still in the process of making plans.
Rovers have a three-year strategy in place to reach the Championship, and chairman Hussain AlSaeed confirmed that Taylor will have the board’s support heading into the summer transfer market in an open letter to supporters last week.
AlSaeed stated in the letter: “We are dedicated to giving Matt our complete support and the tools he needs to realize this vision. We will collaborate closely with him this summer during the transfer window in order to sign gifted players who are willing to help Bristol Rovers succeed and who share his desire.”
In response to a question about whether talks about the Pirates’ plans for the upcoming transfer window had started, Taylor said, “Yes, but we’re still setting things up so that we can, in theory, spend some money or sign players. We’ve talked about it, and it appears that significant player changes will be necessary, but at this level of football, especially, too significant changes are unachievable.
“Obviously, we all know what we want to accomplish, but the most important thing is knowing how to get there. Hopefully, the board will support us not only financially but also in other ways, giving us the time and resources we need to put the right people in place to handle that part of the project.
“We already have a plan; this is the simple part. It all comes down to how you put together a plan in order to succeed.”
In his letter, the chairman also identified Kamil Conteh who was purchased last month from Grimsby Town for an initial fee believed to be in the region of £300,000 as an example of the “strategic additions” that the club wish to make ahead of the 2024/25 season and beyond. At 21, Conteh’s market value will no doubt rise while at Rovers and the fact that the midfielder signed a three-and-a-half year contract will no doubt put the club in a position to make a healthy profit down the line when he eventually leaves the club.