Rhys Healey departs Huddersfield Town for Barrow loan

The Terriers centre-forward heads to League Two Barrow on a half-season loan in an effort to help him get fully match fit following a lengthy injury lay-off

Rhys Healey has joined Barrow on loan until January, Huddersfield Town have announced.

The centre-forward joined the Terriers from Watford in January last year but has struggled with injuries throughout his time at the club, starting just eight games in all competitions with another 14 outings from the bench

Healey has scored five goals in those 881 minutes — a very good rate of return slightly in excess of a goal every other 90 minutes — but he has not featured since suffering a knee injury following Town’s 3-2 defeat to Northampton Town on 1st February.

Town manager Lee Grant said: “There is no doubting Rhys’ ability when fully match fit, but to reach that level of fitness again he will require a consistent exposure to competitive minutes that he’s unlikely to gain with our strength in depth across the front line.

“Unfortunately for Rhys he was unable to get the same level of work in as most of the group across pre-season due to his ongoing rehabilitation, and we haven’t been able to factor him into our plans as a result.

“Both as a person and player, having a period out on loan to play regularly and get a feel of the game again is exactly what Rhys needs. A challenge he was keen to take on, we’ll be keeping a close eye on how he gets on with his new side and wish him the best of luck for the season ahead.”