Millwall boss Neil Harris has revealed that the Lions supremo James Berylson supported the Lions’ effort to signal Josh Coburn on a everlasting deal in the summertime switch window.
The 21-year-old attacker joined the Lions from fellow Championship membership Middlesbrough earlier than the switch window closed on a season-long mortgage.
Coburn was not a daily starter at Boro and Millwall wished to safe his providers on a everlasting foundation within the switch window.
Michael Carrick’s facet, although, charges Coburn extremely and solely accepted a mortgage transfer for him and he switched to The Den on the deadline day.
Harris saved no secrets and techniques about his facet’s need to signal Coburn completely and he additionally admitted that membership chairman Berylson additionally confirmed his full help in that matter.
“We worked extremely hard over the summer with Boro to find the right agreement. It’s been well-publicised that we tried to sign Josh on a permanent deal”, Harris told the South London Press concerning the on-loan striker from Boro.
“We labored extraordinarily arduous on that and Jimmy was extraordinarily supportive on that. It didn’t materialise and we perceive Boro’s state of affairs with that.
“Josh has come here on loan – it was a situation that suited all parties in the short term.”
Coburn scored on his Millwall debut towards Sheffield Wednesday and will likely be trying to preserve his tempo when his facet face Luton Town this weekend.