Shrewsbury Town boss has say on transfer links to 22-year-old, Dundee United also in the frame

12/04/2024 11:57

Shrewsbury Town boss Paul Hurst has poured cold water on their links to Boston United defender Jai Rowe.

Shrewsbury Town have been linked with a swoop for the non-league man this summer.

Rowe, 22, is said to be on the radar of the League One side along with Dundee United in Scotland, according to reporter Pete O’Rourke on X.

However, Hurst has said, as per BBC Sport Shropshire on X: “He was at Scunthorpe in an Under-21’s group that the club were trying to sort out experiment with there. I know the player, you will hear me say this a lot to you, don’t believe everything you read or hear. Whether it is a lazy link, whether it is an agent doing his job.”

Shrewsbury Town link squashed

Hurst has the chance to bolster his Shrewsbury ranks at the end of this season when the next transfer window opens.

The former Ipswich Town and Grimsby Town manager came back to New Meadow in January following Matt Taylor’s exit.

Rowe is someone who has crossed paths with Hurst before at Scunthorpe United so you can see where the speculation has come from. However, it appears he is not on the Shrews’ wish list at this moment in time.

He started his career with spells at Nuneaton Borough and Barwell before he moved to Glanford Park as a youngster.

He went on to play 92 times for the Iron as a youngster and played for them in the Football League before their relegation to the National League in 2022.

Rowe spent the first-half of last term with Scunthorpe again before ending the campaign at Aldershot Town.

Boston then snapped him up last summer and he has been a key player for the Pilgrims in the National League North over recent times.

Shrewsbury won’t be moving for him anytime soon though after Hurst’s latest comments. Their focus is on ending this season on a high.

They are 18th in the table and are six points above the drop zone with four games left to play.

The Shrews lost 3-1 away at promotion chasing Portsmouth last time out and will be eager to bounce back from that defeat with a win against Wycombe Wanderers this weekend.

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