Lincoln will 'probably struggle' to keep Erhahon

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Image caption, Ethan Erhahon has been a standout performer for Lincoln

Lincoln City boss Michael Skubala has admitted the club could lose Ethan Erhahon this summer.

The Scottish midfielder, 22, has impressed since being signed from St Mirren in January 2023 and was recently voted the Red Imps' player of the season by fans.

Erhahon played a starring role as Lincoln went close to making the League One play-offs and Skubala expects him to attract interest in the coming weeks.

鈥淔or me, he鈥檚 the best number six in the league by a mile," Skubala told 91热爆 Radio Lincolnshire.

鈥淲e鈥檒l probably struggle to hold on to him, if I鈥檓 honest. But what a player he is - and he鈥檚 growing all the time.

鈥淵ou forget he鈥檚 only 22. He鈥檚 so young. He鈥檚 got such a huge desire to win and throughout the season he鈥檚 been magnificent."

A 2-0 home defeat by champions Portsmouth on the final day of the season meant Lincoln dropped out of the top six and missed out on a play-off spot.

They had won 12 of their previous 16 matches, losing just once, to put themselves in the promotion race.

Skubala, who took over in November when the team were ninth in the table, said: 鈥淲e鈥檒l regroup and if we do what we鈥檝e just done for 17 or 18 games for 46, then we鈥檒l be a decent side."