Kenny Shiels does not think he will be able to retain the services of his son Dean beyond the end of his current loan deal from Doncaster. The deal will see Dean leave on 16 January but Killie had hoped to retain the services of the midfielder - who has impressed with six goals for the club - until the end of the season. However, the Rugby Park manager is now prepared to see his son return to Doncaster having held talks with agent Willie McKay, who has a key role in transfers at the npower Championship club. On the possibility of the deal being extended, the Killie manager said: "I don't think it's going to happen, I really don't. There is a lot of negative stuff coming out and it looks as though Doncaster are reluctant to let him stay. I was speaking to Willie McKay and they say they want him back. Dean's keen to stay. It's not dead in the water just yet but it's heading that way. I've been looking at players who would be similar to Dean but I need to make a commitment one way or another. We are running out of time now." Shiels junior's contract with Doncaster is set to expire at the end of the season but his father admits the Ayrshire club could not afford to compete for his signature in the summer. He said: "It depends on what opportunities he has. He will have loads of opportunities, there are a lot of clubs looking at him at the moment. We are not going to have him next season." Patrick Ada, Billy Berntsson and Ben Hutchinson have all left Rugby Park and Shiels senior will turn his focus to strengthening his squad before the transfer window closes at the end of the month. He said: "I've got a few people that I'm interested in. We probably need a defender and a creative striker and they are hard to come by. That's basically where we are at. There are three who have gone out so far so it's just about balancing the budget. That's what the job is, it's the same for every manager."
Source: FOOTYMAD
