HUDDERSFIELD Town manager Lee Grant is not ruling out the prospect of out-of-favour striker Joe Taylor potentially leaving the club in the winter window.

Taylor, a big-money signing from Luton Town 12 months ago, has had a tough first year in West Yorkshire and his last game time arrived on December 9.

The 23-year-old has not been involved in five of the club's last six match-day squads.

On whether Taylor could move out this month, Grant said: "I don’t know. I really don’t.

Huddersfield Town's Joe Taylor. Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe

placeholder image — Huddersfield Town's Joe Taylor. Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe

"I think there’s probably several obvious ones where you can look at (it) and say ‘well, if he’s not playing, I don’t know how that situation continues to be as it is’.

"So that’s an obvious one, and there’s maybe one or two others like that, where you can look at and go, ‘well, that probably doesn’t work for the club or the player or the manager or anybody if that one’s not going in the right direction’.

"So again, I’ll try to look at all of those ones individually as and when."

Left-back Ruben Roosken has also found himself not involved of late, but Grant has hinted that his situation is different to Taylor's.

Huddersfield Town's Ruben Roosken, pictured wearing a face mask in the game against Bolton Wanderers in October. Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe

He added: "Ruben is another one having really good conversations — open, honest — and I think you’ve seen how much Ruben’s played for me across the course of this season. As with everybody, it’s a fight and a scrap, and there’s no guarantees.

"But for everybody that shows great application and work and dedication and wants to do the things that we think will help him and the team, whoever that may be, there’s always opportunity. So for Ruben, no stress, he’s played a lot and will continue to play.

"For Joe, it can be frustrating if you’ve got that chain above you of one, two and three and all playing in that position, and perhaps one or two playing really well in that position.

"Joe’s situation might be different to Ruben’s, for example, and again, we have to treat them specifically.

"We have to weigh all those things up, and we will continue to do that across the course of January."

Sean Roughan is unlikely to be involved at Stockport this weekend after coming off with a groin issue at half-time in Sunday's draw with Exeter. Grant confirmed: "It’s going to be difficult for Sean Roughan.

"Other than that, I think we’re in a good place. We’re pushing with one or two as well."