Grimes is ours for season unless someone buys him

Lincoln's prospects of avoiding relegation took a slight boost when, after slating the defending, Steve Tilson confirmed that all parties were happy for Ashley Grimes to stay until the end of the season, unless someone attempts to buy him from Millwall.

Grimes joined the Imps on loan in October from Millwall and has gone on to score four goals in the eight games so far, all of them coming in the last five games. His loan was extended recently to go up until January 11th, but speaking in his post-match interview, Tilson confirmed that all parties involved are happy for Grimes to stay for the rest of the season.

"We're looking to extend it until the end of the season, Ashley's keen to do it and it's just a case of if anyone comes in to buy him from Millwall. If that's the case then they're going to sell him," Tilson told BBC Radio Lincolnshire. "I've spoken to their manager and he's said to me that there's a deal done until the end of the season," Tilson continued.

Grimes is not very likely to get a new deal at Millwall, for whom he has scored just twice in twenty-one appearances. It's a similar situation to the one that saw Davide Somma come to the club last season, eventually scoring the goals that kept the club up.

With 4 goals in 8 games, Grimes is currently joint top of the club's scoring charts, level with Ben Hutchinson, whom hasn't scored since November 20th.