YORK City manager Martin Foyle believes new signing Leon Constantine is ready to start his first senior game for four months.

The 32-year-old striker has not completed 90 minutes since his previous club Hereford’s final game of last season – a 3-0 victory over Rotherham.

But Constantine could make Foyle’s first XI at Wrexham tomorrow following on from his scoring debut as a 64th-minute substitute during last weekend’s 2-0 home victory over Rushden.

That goal saw the former Leeds United forward end a 17-game drought stretching back to February and Constantine also completed 75 minutes for the reserves in a 1-1 draw against Chesterfield in midweek.

Before his arrival at Bootham Crescent, the 6ft 2in front-man had been playing five-a-side football with friends for the first month of the season to maintain his fitness levels while looking for a new club.

City manager Foyle has no problems concerning the player’s physical condition, saying: “I would have no problems starting with Leon.

“He doesn’t carry any weight and has always been a player who can get on with things, whereas other players in his situation might not have been fit now.”

Foyle would not, however, confirm whether Constantine will make his full debut in Wales.

The Rushden match saw Michael Rankine and Michael Gash struggle to forge an understanding together in attack before Constantine’s introduction, but Foyle could still field all three players in a 4-3-3 formation.

Should he start with only Gash and Rankine, he will hope they rise to his challenge to prove they are compatible as a front two.

Foyle added: “When Richard Brodie was unavailable last season they had to play together and they have had that chance again but you always need a plan ‘B’ to change things around.”

Fellow attacker George Purcell, meanwhile, remains sidelined along with midfielders Levi Mackin and Chris Carruthers.

Foyle said: “George has had an injection in his ankle but needs a scan now and I don’t think we’ll be seeing him for a while.”

The City boss is still pursuing new loan signings but, when asked about an offer from Crawley to take Liam Enver-Marum on a temporary basis, said: “We are looking everywhere.

“I’ve been trying to bring players in on loan all week and been close with one or two but it’s a funny stage of the season and some clubs want to hang on a little longer, which I can understand.”

Foyle is expecting a strong challenge from Wrexham, who have found it difficult to adapt during their first two seasons of non-League football.

He said: “They’ve got a taste for the league now and are a hard nut to crack.

“They played very well at Newport last week and I can see why they broke club records defensively last season.

“They are very solid and Andy Morrell and Andy Mangan give them a lot going forward now.

“They should be up among the contenders in the top eight and they no longer have to deal with the problem of being behind on matches due to losing Welsh players for internationals, which was a problem when I was a coach there.”