Russell Slade hopes Charlton can sign “five or six” more players before the start of the new season.

And the Addicks boss expects the club to complete a deal to bring a goalkeeper in before the pre-season friendly against Ipswich Town on Tuesday night.

The departures of Nick Pope and Stephen Henderson have left the Addicks without a senior stopper at the club.

Pope, 24, joined Premier League new boys Burnley last week while Henderson joined Nottingham Forest on Friday on a free transfer.

But Slade revealed after today’s goalless draw at Leyton Orient that he hoped to sign a goalkeeper in the “next 72 hours”.

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When asked about former triallists Kevin Foley and Lewis Buxton, who did not feature at Orient, Slade said: “They would make good additions to the squad but we are looking at the finances because we have priority areas to look at.

“For example a goalkeeper is high on our list and we would hope in the next 48 or 72 hours we’ve dealt with that.

“The two boys [Foley and Buxton] did well and they would be good additions to the squad.”

Pope established himself into the Charlton first-team last season and Slade admitted he assumed he would stay when he first arrived in the Valley hotseat.

He added: “It was a possibility that Stephen Henderson was moving on and then Nick was going to stay and we would look for a No.2 goalkeeper.

“But when the window is open these things happen. Burnley came in with a huge offer for Nick and it was one we had to consider.

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“That’s gone now and we need to replace him.”

Last week Iceland star Johann Berg Gudmundsson and Scottish striker Tony Watt also sealed moves away from SE7.

The departures leave Slade’s squad thin on the ground and he insisted he was looking to sign five or six players before the start of the season.

“We’re miles away,” Slade said, when asked about the depth of his squad.

“I’d like to think we can get another five or six additions to the group. If we are going to be competitive at the top end, that’s what we need to do.

“There were a lot of young players on the pitch today and it was good for their experience, but when the campaign kicks off we need to have the right type out there.

“The balance of the team is going to be very important, it can’t be as young and inexperienced as it was at the end of today.”