Larne plot January swoop for Crusaders ace Ben Kennedy
Ben Kennedy has been out of the Crusaders side in recent times
Managers are now taking a closer look at their squads before deciding to strengthen in January and the Premiership big hitters are plotting significant moves.
Attacking players are in demand with transfer talk swirling around Cliftonville frontman Ben Wilson and Crusaders ace Ben Kennedy.
If a move is possible, Larne are eager to see off any interest from Linfield and Glentoran in Kennedy.
Crues boss Stephen Baxter may be reluctant to let the former Stevenage man depart in January but the champions would be keen to explore the possibility of a deal.
Kennedy’s season has been disrupted by injury and he has been unable to feature regularly in the Seaview line-up.
But when fit and on form, he remains a matchwinner and one of the League’s most creative attacking talents.
Reds ace Wilson has been in talks with the club over a new deal and the former Brighton youth player is enjoying life at Solitude.
Scottish Premiership club Hibernian have joined Larne, Linfield and Glentoran in registering interest in the 22-year-old, who leads the Sports Direct Premiership scoring charts with 16 goals to date.
He returned to Northern Ireland last summer to join up with new Cliftonville boss Jim Magilton, with whom he had worked previously at the Irish FA Academy.
Glentoran and Linfield are, meanwhile, looking to reinforce their panels and are both eyeing Carrick Rangers right-back Kurtis Forsythe, with the Blues also linked with Dundalk’s former Derry City midfielder Greg Sloggett.
The Crues could resurrect their interest in Carrick Rangers striker Danny Purkis, with whom they were linked before he moved to Glentoran.
Gers boss Stuart King will, however, not want to lose one of
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