Charlton Athletic and Leyton Orient rivals set for transfer boost before window even opens

Wycombe Wanderers are set to make a head-turning transfer appointment before the window has even opened ahead of challenging Charlton Athletic and Leyton Orient for promotion to the Championship next season.

The Addicks face Wycombe Wanderers on Saturday in the season closer and both sides could be vying at the top of the table next season. Charlton have been one of the third division's in-form side since Nathan Jones' arrival and haven't lost in their last 14 league outings.

The Chairboys will also be hoping to challenge at the top of the table next year after a strong end to the season. Wycombe have been in League One since being relegated from the Championship in 2020.

Leyton Orient could also be up there after an impressive return to League One this term and news from Adams Park suggests that Wycombe mean business this summer.

Alan Nixon has reported on Patreon that the club is 'set' to bring in Everton youth scout Dan Rice to help recruitment in a 'leading senior role', which would be a major coup for the club. It is reported that Rice has handed in his notice on Merseyside ahead of quitting the club.

The move would come little under a year since Rice swapped Southampton for Goodison Park, having previously worked at Arsenal and in the England set-up. The scout had been linked with a move to Newcastle United before heading to Everton.

Rice's arrival at Wycombe Wanderers would boost the club's network ahead of the summer transfer window and potentially open the door to loan deals from his previous clubs higher up the footballing tables.

Nathan Jones and Richie Wellens have both started to share plans for their own transfer windows in recent days as the League One season comes to a close - the Charlton man hinted at quality over quantity at The Valley while Wellens wants four or five new players in at Leyton Orient.