Koumetio & Graham exits likely as Pressley assesses trialists

Despite Steven Pressley's wish to end the high turnover of players every summer at Dundee, it is shaping up as another busy close season for the Dark Blues. Defensive pair Billy Koumetio and Luke Graham are part of Pressley's squad at their training camp in Hungary but it doesn't look like they will be at the club much longer. Charlton Athletic are intensely pursuing the services of Koumetio and a move to London could be sealed soon. And with the list of potential suitors for Graham ever growing, it seems a case of when rather than if he moves elsewhere. While Dundee will be well recompensed on the financial front, those departures will create more holes in the squad for Pressley fill, following the exits of key players such as Cameron Congreve, Tony Yogane (now at Aberdeen) and Jon McCracken. A couple of new faces have already arrived - defender Idris Odutayo and midfielder Ryan Finnigan - and more will follow. Pressley is assessing a raft of potential recruits at their Hungary base. Free agent keeper Luca Ashby-Hammond, Bournemouth defensive pair Harold William and Owen Bevan plus Burnley midfielder Adam McCoy are all being put through their paces with a view to a deal. Since he checked into Dundee last summer, Pressley has proved he has an eye for a player. Dens Park fans will be hoping he can unearth a few more gems over the coming weeks.