Graham Cummins: Liam Scales now the hottest property in the League of Ireland

With the current European activity, scouts from the UK will be keen to see how certain players fare against better opposition than they face week-in week-out in the Airtricity League

Liam Scales of Shamrock Rovers following the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round second leg match against Slovan. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

With the transfer window open in the UK, and League of Ireland players currently getting to demonstrate their talents in European football, we could see the best players in our league depart across the water in the next six weeks.

It’s no secret, because of Covid, that the wealth of clubs both in the UK and Ireland has decreased. But if English clubs do have the resources available to spend money on purchasing players, then our league will be seen as somewhere where they might pick up a bargain.