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Tranmere are weighing up the option of a final foray into the transfer market before the season’s deadline on emergency loans for Football League clubs passes tomorrow.

Caretaker manager John McMahon says there may be enough money left in the Prenton Park kitty to fund a new recruit to help Rovers’ fight against the threat of relegation.

The kind of player Tranmere target may well be influenced by injury issues among the current squad.

McMahon said: “We have to assess the squad and the injuries. Obviously we can’t go out and get a lot of players in on loan this week. We don’t have the finances to do that.”

It is too early, McMahon said, to provide further updates on the condition of James Wallace and Jason Koumas, the influential midfielders who limped out of Tranmere’s 3-2 win over Notts County last weekend.

Wallace departed the action on 37 minutes with a groin strain while a knock on the foot forced Koumas to leave the field early in the second half.

Tranmere have three loan players currently on the books – centre- back Steven Arthurworrey, whose temporary assignment from Fulham runs until April 6, together with striker Jake Cassidy and winger Junior Brown whose loans from Wolverhampton Wanderers and Fleetwood Town respectively run until the end of the season.

Rovers can use a maximum of five loan players in any one match.

They have used 13 loan players so far this season including one, Liam Ridehalgh, who subsequently made his move from Huddersfield Town permanent at the start of the year.

Injuries have been light since McMahon took charge of first-team affairs a month ago, when the club suspended manager Ronnie Moore while the FA investigate a potential breach of betting rules.

Tranmere’s only long-term casualty is winger Abdulai Baggie, who has a knee injury likely to keep him out of action for the remainder of the season.

Rovers travel to Port Vale this weekend after climbing out of the League One relegation places with a 3-2 win over bottom club Notts County at Prenton Park last Saturday.

Tranmere’s home form – they have taken 21 points from 18 games at Prenton Park – is still the second worst in the division. But with two wins and a draw from the last three outings in front of their own supporters, McMahon is hopeful Tranmere have turned a corner.

“It is encouraging,” McMahon said.

“We are creating chances and scoring goals. It is a massive lift when you can get your home form right. It gives you a platform to build on.”