Huddersfield Town are apparently eyeing up a loan move for Middlesbrough man Mustapha Carayol, per the Huddersfield Examiner.
Carayol, 26, has fallen out of favour under current 'Boro boss Aitor Karanka, freeing up a potential loan departure for the Gambian-born man. He has been left out of the matchday squad in all but one of 'Boro's games this season, not playing a single minute in the league or cup.
A quick and direct winger, the former Macclesfield Town trainee arrived at Middlesbrough for a fee of just under £500,000 from Bristol Rovers back in 2012.
Despite his current lack of form, Carayol has been far from a total failure for the Teesiders, as he has scored 12 goals in 54 appearances for the club, with five assists to add.
Addressing the balance for Terriers?
One cause of concern for Huddersfield this season has been the lack of a double-sided attacking threat down the flanks. The majority of attacking movement has had to go through Sean Scannell, a tricky and dynamic winger who on his day is a nightmare for defences.
Harry Bunn has occupied the other flank for the most part, and he as a more technical winger who likes to cut inside hasn't quite provided the counter-attacking spark that is key to the Terriers' game.
The ambitions for this season are still somewhat clouded for Huddersfield Town this season, without a win in the first four games and a Capital One Cup exit to League Two side Notts County hardly providing confidence in the team.
Players set to depart for Town?
If Carayol were to arrive, it would leave Huddersfield with a plethora of wide choices, with the aforementioned Bunn and Scannell complemented by young talents Joe Lolley and Jordi Hiwula.
Adam Hammill remains as an option on the wing also for Huddersfield, but he is the most likely to depart from the books, with former manager Simon Grayson reportedly interested in bringing him to Preston North End.
