Blackpool loan decision made on ex-Burnley defender
Blackpool have made a decision on Dan Sassi’s short-term future.
Blackpool defender Dan Sassi will remain on loan with Altrincham for the remainder of the season.
The 22-year-old made the move to Moss Lane back in the summer, and has featured 24 times for the Robins in the National League throughout the campaign so far.
While the Seasiders centre back’s deal with the Greater Manchester outfit was due to expire this month, an agreement has been reached for him to remain with Altrincham until the summer.
Sassi made the move to Bloomfield Road from Burnley for an undisclosed fee in February 2024, but was soon sent out on loan to pick up his first taste of senior football - having only played for the Clarets’ younger age groups.
After playing 10 times for Rochdale in the National League in the closing months of the 2023/24 campaign, the defender returned to Spotland at the start of last season.
Things didn’t go to plan, with injuries limiting him to just four appearances for the Dale. Instead, he ended up back on the Fylde Coast, and was handed his first-team debut for Blackpool in December’s EFL Trophy meeting with Aston Villa U21s.
Last January, he made the move down the road to AFC Fylde, and made his debut for the club in a 4-1 defeat to Maidenhead United.
Due to further injury issues, he was only able to feature six times in total for the Coasters, but has enjoyed a change of fortunes with Altrincham.
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