Danny Cowley will be glad to see the end of today and the closure of the January transfer window.

The Braintree Town manager admits that there has been interest from other clubs in some members of his squad, but is keen to hang on to his prime assets as they look to move closer towards the 50-point target that he feels will guarantee Vanarama National League survival for another year.

Wins against Wrexham and Chester have taken the Iron to within four points of that target and they will be looking to take another step closer when they host Welling United at the Avanti Stadium tomorrow night.

Cowley hopes there will be no-one missing from his squad with any late transfer action on deadline day today.

The January transfer window is due to close at 11pm on Monday and the Iron boss joked that he may try to be as elusive as possible as he looks to keep his squad in tact.

“Let’s wish it away – I never liked January anyway,” he said.

“I might be turning my phone off throughout Monday.”

One Braintree player who is known to have attracted attention during the January window is striker Simeon Akinola, with the Iron having turned down one £75,000 offer that the Times believes came from a fellow Vanarama National League club.

Chairman Lee Harding said it would take a “six-figure” bid for them to consider letting a key member of their squad go, but Akinola has not been alone in having scouts watching him at recent games.

But while most transfer deadline focus will be on the Premier League, the Championship and the Football League, with the media trying to get reaction from managers as they go to and from training grounds around the country, Cowley is hoping there is no need for him to field any questions.

He added: “I’d be surprised if you saw me being interviewed hanging out of any car windows!

“There has been a lot of interest in some of our players because they are good players.

“There has been interest but nothing that has really been concrete.

“If there is anything then we always tell the players because I always believe in open and honest communication.

“I want the players to know because I’d never want them to hear it from anyone else.

“But it has to be right for all three parties – us, the player and the other club.”