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Kornel Szucs is set for the Plymouth Argyle exit door

Plymouth Argyle have agreed a post-transfer window deal with Serbian outfit Vojvodina for the sale of defender Kornel Szucs.

According to the Plymouth Herald, the Pilgrims have come to terms with the top flight side for the permanent exit of the 24-year-old, who has been out of Tom Cleverley's starting 11 since early December.

The transfer window remains open in Serbia until later on Friday, despite the winter market closing on February 2 in the United Kingdom.

This has opened the door for an exit from Home Park for the Hungarian, who looks set to now embark on a new challenge on the other side of Europe.

Plymouth Argyle set to sanction Kornel Szucs transfer exit

Plymouth have reportedly agreed a permanent deal for Szucs to depart the club by the end of Friday.

It is understood that an undisclosed fee will be received as part of the move, with the defender’s time at the club coming to an abrupt end, less than two years after he arrived at Home Park for a £400,000 fee from Kecskemét in his native Hungary.

Szucs joined the Devon outfit in the 2024 summer transfer window, and he’s made a total of 57 league appearances for the Pilgrims in that time.

The 24-year-old has struggled for consistent starts under Cleverley, with his role being reduced to a fringe player in recent months this season after he started 31 of his 36 appearances in the Championship last year.

Plymouth have had a difficult first year back in League One - they currently sit 16th in the table and 12 points adrift of the play-off places, although it's a marked improvement on the first few months of the campaign.

And Szucs is now set to jump ship amid their difficulties in finding consistent form, as he is joining the team third in the Serbian SuperLiga, with Vojvodina five points off top spot after 22 games.

Szucs wasn’t able to nail down a place consistently in Cleverley’s side, and an offer has come in that might not arrive at another point.

Therefore, it appears that the Pilgrims are making the right decision to cash in, as they already have a number of defensive options to choose from anyway, and his exit won’t have a big impact on the remainder of their campaign.

Szucs did not perform in League One to the level hoped, and a fresh start in Serbia might be the best step for him as well.

This deal has come at a slightly awkward time, but it’s ultimately the right move by Plymouth to accept his exit, and should they desperately need to re-inforce their defensive options, Cleverley can always dip into the free agents market if he wishes, with Szucs' imminent exit opening up a space in their 22-man squad.