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FLW takes a look at some ideal January transfer scenarios for Huddersfield Town

Huddersfield Town are likely to try and strengthen their promotion hand in the January transfer window, which will provide Michael Duff the opportunity to give his side an extra edge heading into the back-end of the season.

As expected, League One is fiercely competitive this term and teams at the top-end of the table will all likely be desperate for the January window to come around, which should only add more spice to what's already shaping up to be a hugely exciting race for promotion.

Huddersfield will hope to remain in contention for promotion, having endured a mixed start to their first season back in League One for no less than 14 years. Across all competitions, Huddersfield lost six of their seven matches between the end of August and the start of October, including four straight third-tier defeats, but have since turned around a hellish run of form to force their way back into the promotion thinking.

They're currently eighth in the division and find themselves two points away from sixth-placed Stockport County, so a play-off finish is still perfectly attainable this term. In January, Huddersfield will surely be looking to add to their squad but retaining key assets may be an even bigger priority.

With that in mind, Football League World has taken a look at some dream scenarios for Huddersfield Town in the next window.

Signing Joe Taylor

A dream January scenario for Huddersfield would undoubtedly be landing Luton Town's Joe Taylor, who was reportedly a top transfer target back in the summer.

Despite being significantly staffed, Huddersfield's glaring striking issues are pronounced. While versatile forward Josh Koroma has four for the season, the rest simply aren't weighing in and sharing the responsibility. West Ham United loanee Callum Marshall has scored twice and Bojan Radulovic and Rhys Healey have one apiece, wheareas both Freddie Ladapo and Danny Ward - two vastly experienced frontmen for this level - are yet to open their respective accounts.

The age profiles of some of Huddersfield's current options is also a concern, and Taylor would represent a huge improvement on what they've got. 21-year-old Taylor was in white-hot form all season long for Colchester United and Lincoln City while on loan from Kenilworth Road, scoring 22 goals across the course of the campaign.

10 of those came in League One, too, so you'd fancy him to immediately transition and lead the line with great aplomb. At the time of writing, Taylor has played just 83 minutes of league action for a struggling Hatters side, though he faces stiff competition and is well behind Carlton Morris, Jacob Brown and Elijah Adebayo, so a loan exit in January appears the best immediate course for his development and Huddersfield will surely be trying to push their way to the front of the queue.

Keeping hold of Josh Koroma

Josh Koroma's career at the John Smith's Stadium has been up and down, but he's established himself as a key performer in League One so far this season.

Most at home out wide but also capable playing through the middle, Koroma represents the Terriers' most reliable source of goals at the minute and, because of that, they simply cannot afford to lose him in January. He's found the back of the net on four occasions in the league despite starting just seven matches, although the 26-year-old has spent time out injured.

Koroma's current contract in West Yorkshire is set to expire at the end of the season and convincing him to put pen to paper on fresh terms is more pressing than retaining him in January, which Huddersfield stand a good chance at doing.

However, it's not totally uncommon for clubs to snipe players soon to be out of contract at a discounted price and Huddersfield must avoid that happening with the Sierra Leone international.

Retaining Michal Helik

Another prized asset well worth fighting tooth and nail to keep hold of in the winter window is Michal Helik, who also boasts credentials in the Championship and could well receive interest as a result.

The towering central defender enjoyed a mightily-impressive nine-goal haul as the Terriers were relegated from the Championship. It was somewhat surprising that he didn't move on in the summer, but don't rule anything out in January.

There haven't been any such suggestions just yet, but Helik has repeatedly proved himself too good for League One. This season hasn't quite gone to plan, as he's currently sidelined nursing a hamstring injury, but if he can recover well then he could force his way onto second-tier radars in the window.

Imperious in both boxes, Helik is defensively solid and possesses an almighty threat from set pieces. That makes him an interesting proposition for clubs higher up to run the rule over, and shows just why it's so important Huddersfield manage to retain him if interest is received.