Manager Paul Cook on the futures of Will Grigg and Chey Dunkley at Chesterfield FC
Chesterfield manager Paul Cook says there is a possibility that Will Grigg and Chey Dunkley could still leave the club.
Dunkley (34) and Grigg (35) have been peripheral figures this summer and their futures came more into focus as this week’s transfer deadline came and went.
Centre-half Dunkley’s last competitive first team appearance was in March and Grigg’s last real action was a sub in the final game of last season, the play-off second leg against Notts County.
Both are contracted until summer 2027.
Speaking ahead of tomorrow’s League Two home date against Barnet, Cook said: “Will is still our player, obviously, and for reasons I have stated previously he has been an absolute superstar for this football club.
"At the minute the likelihood is that Will and Chey Dunkley could possibly still leave the club.
"If that scenario comes around, it’s a bridge we cross. If it doesn’t come around, it’s a bridge we cross.
"The reality is that the two lads have conducted themselves magnificently well.”
Cook acknowledged there has been outside interest in Grigg, adding: “We support Will in whatever decision he makes, 100 per cent for sure.”
Grigg helped Chesterfield win promotion to the EFL in his first year, scoring 25 goals in all, and backed it up with 14 more in the first season in League Two.
Last term he suffered a hamstring injury and was restricted to 37 appearances, scoring four times.
Dunkley joined after the expiry of his contract at Shrewsbury Town a couple of years ago. Last term he was in and out of the team before dropping out of the picture.
Chesterfield’s squad has since been re-shaped with 13 new players.