Doumbe’s Vale future remains uncertain
The future of trialist Mathias Doumbe is uncertain following Vale’s signing of Carl Dickinson on Thursday.
Doumbe has impressed during his trial period with the Valiants and would add experience to the Vale backline.
Despite the signing of Dickinson, Vale are still short of numbers in defence following the departures of Clayton McDonald, John McCombe and Darren Purse and injuries to Adam Yates, Richard Duffy, Dan Jones and Joe Davis.
However, Dickinson was the sixth signing of the summer and under Football League financial fairplay rulings, Vale may not have enough money to be able to afford a seventh signing.