Harrogate Town loan duo released by parent club Huddersfield Town

Championship outfit Huddersfield Town announced on Friday that both attacking midfielder Matty Daly, 22, and winger Danny Grant, 23, will be leaving the John Smith’s Stadium this summer upon the expiry of their contracts.

Daly is a confirmed transfer target for the Sulphurites, who are currently in negotiations with the Everton academy product and his representatives over a permanent move to Wetherby Road.

He played a significant role in Simon Weaver’s side’s successful fight for League Two survival last term, scoring eight goals in 38 appearances.

"We have had discussions with Matty’s agent and he is talking to the player,” Weaver told the Harrogate Advertiser earlier this month.

"We want to bring him here permanently and hopefully he will be coming.”

Grant, who was deployed predominantly as a left-winger, made less of an impact, contributing just three assists and one goal during 28 outings for Harrogate.

His season was ended prematurely by a hamstring problem, meaning that he missed Town’s final eight games of 2022/23.

Daly and Grant were two of four Terriers youngsters to join Weaver’s men on loan during their third campaign in the Football League.

Jaheim Headley, 21, did so well at left-back that he was recalled by Huddersfield in January having scored two and set up two in 25 matches. He subsequently went on to make 11 first-team appearances as the West Yorkshiremen beat the drop.

Central midfielder Josh Austerfield, 21, turned out on 23 occasions but struggled for consistency and also departed Wetherby Road in January, heading to League One Morecambe, where he played 14 times.