Lee Clark refuses to be drawn on reports linking Hartlepool United with teenage goalkeeper Kit Margetson

Pools, who used four different goalkeepers last season, have been on the hunt for a new number one in-between the sticks all summer after releasing Nick Hayes, who endured an uncertain spell in the North East, in May.

Having made 11 summer signings so far, a new first choice goalkeeper appears to be among the final pieces of the puzzle for Clark as Pools look to assemble a squad capable of challenging for promotion back to the Football League next term.