Frankie Bunn looks set to add to his squad with the loan signing of highly-rated young striker Sam Surridge on loan from Premiership side Bournemouth
Latics are in need of strikers with Jonathan Benteke being the only registered striker on the books at the club.
Frankie Bunn has also got two striker on trial. The first one is Chris O’Grady, who has recently had spells at Brighton and Hove Albion, Sheffield United and Nottingham Forest, before the striker took the decision to sign for Chesterfield last summer but now is a free agent
Oldham also have Ishmael Miller on trial who featured against Preston North End in a friendly last Saturday.
The ex-Manchester City youngster joined the Terriers in February 2015, but left at the end of last term after scoring four goals in 37 games for the club.
He has scored 39 goals in 224 league appearances for eight clubs, also including West Brom and Middlesbrough.
Sam Surridge has gained plenty of first team experience over the past year, having played for the first team in pre-season and enjoying a loan spell with Yeovil Town
The striker enjoyed a full season of first team football in 2017/18, when he signed for the Glovers in August last year.
Not only did he managed to make 53 appearances and score 10 goals as well as six assists, the forward played against Manchester United in the Emirates FA Cup at Huish Park.
Wimborne-raised Surridge played locally for Bournemouth Sports and scored plenty of goals in the Bournemouth youth team, having joined the club as a 14-year-old.
Surridge also gained first team experience with Poole Town where he was in prolific form during the 2016/17 season
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