Shrewsbury Town boss Micky Mellon wants to cut back on loans

Mellon wants to fill his rebuilt team with permanent signings if possible this summer – unless he gets the chance to sign someone of the quality of Sullay Kaikai.

The Town chief used seven loans during the season, with Crystal Palace winger Kaikai by far the most successful, with 12 goals from 29 games over two spells.

"The loan situation is again something that we'd look at at some stage of recruitment," said Mellon. "But I want to get as many of our players here as possible.

"We want an identity as a football club in our own right.

"It's sometimes difficult to do that – I don't think we're going to be able to bring Kaikai here again.

"If you've got an opportunity to bring Kaikai here or Jack Grimmer or James Wallace – although we were so unlucky with that one – then I think we've got to keep doing that.

"But the loan window changes from next season – it goes from window to window, so we'll have to see how that one works."

Mellon believes it may become more difficult to bring players in on a temporary basis next season because of the rule change that means players can only be loaned window to window, as the emergency loan agreement is scrapped.

Kaikai, James Wallace and Jack Hendry were regarded as emergency loans.

"It might be that clubs are more reluctant to let them go because of their own situation, because they won't be able to recruit between windows," he said. "That's something we'll need to see how that pans out."

"I think it's always important to try to get your recruitment right – I wouldn't say it's any more important going forwards next time.

"It boils down to what's going to win you games of football or not and give you a good weekend or not.

"I don't think that alters much."