'We'll see' - Portsmouth boss John Mousinho outlines stance on Bradford City loanee Hayden Matthews
The future of Bradford City loanee Hayden Matthews has been addressed by Portsmouth’s boss
Portsmouth boss John Mousinho has insisted Hayden Matthews has a future at Fratton Park - despite his lack of action on loan at Bradford City.
The 22-year-old was loaned to West Yorkshire in the summer transfer window in the hope he would feature regularly in League One.
It has not panned out as hoped in the early stages of the season, with the defender still waiting for a league debut. He has made two cup appearances but is yet to make the bench in League One.
John Mousinho on Hayden Matthews
Mousinho told Portsmouth-based The News: “We had four centre-backs competing for the spots and when Connor Ogilvie comes back he can play there as well, so we just wanted to get Hayden minutes.
“His future is at Pompey, but obviously we’ll see what it’s like in January. Hopefully he’ll get some minutes when he goes out and plays for Bradford and we will go from there.
“He needs games, we’ve got high hopes for Hayden, we don’t want him to exit the club permanently, we want to see him back here, but he’s never had a proper run of games here for a number of reasons, mainly injury, so we want to get him some.
“There was a lot of interest in him, Bradford are a very competitive League One side, it's going to be a very, very good development for him in terms of learning from a really good manager.
“Bradford is a big, big club as well in terms of the way they are set up, so I think it will be a really good loan for him.”
Bradford City unncertainty
There is currently uncertainty regarding the position of Bantams boss Graham Alexander, who is of interest to managerless Preston North End.
Matthews’ future could well be dependent on the outcome of Alexander’s talks with Preston, which are currently taking place.