Blackpool FC deadline day RECAP: Seasiders confirm last-minute deal for Crewe winger, right-back conundrum is solved
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Key Events
- Seasiders finally announce last-minute deal for Crewe winger Owen Dale
- Right-backs Dujon Sterling and Jordan Gabriel make the move to Bloomfield Road
- Pool knocked back for two midfielders
One to keep an eye on?
Liverpool winger Sheyi Ojo is reportedly in talks with two unnamed Championship clubs and a Dutch outfit. Could Blackpool be one of them?
Neil Critchley will have worked with the 24-year-old before and he recently attended Liverpool’s Under-23s game against Everton.
Just a case of putting 2+2 together at this moment in time, but Pool could do with another winger...
7pm update
Just four hours remain of the 2021 summer transfer window.
It’s all been quiet since 11am, when Blackpool confirmed their second signing of deadline day. We’ve not had an in or out since then.
But just because deals aren’t being announced doesn’t mean work isn’t going on behind the scenes. I’ve been told to stay alert until tonight’s 11pm deadline, and possibly beyond, so the club are certainly trying.
He’s going nowhere
Speaking ahead of Oxford’s EFL Trophy game against Cambridge United, Karl Robinson has confirmed Cameron Brannagan will NOT be joining Blackpool.
To read his quotes in full, click here.
Gabriel is back where he belongs
The Seasiders have wanted to bring back last season’s loan star for much of the summer, but had been frustrated in their attempts until today.
Pool have made a late breakthrough and have now sealed the right-back’s signature for a fee believed to be in the region of £700,000.
Not only that, Gabriel has committed his long-term future to the club - penning a FOUR-YEAR deal with the option to extend by 12 months.
It’s fair to say Pool fans are delighted. Here’s a flavour of what they’ve been saying...
Like London buses...
Blackpool began the day with no right-backs, but will end it with two!
Last season’s loanee Jordan Gabriel has joined Chelsea’s Dujon Sterling in making the move to Bloomfield Road on transfer deadline day.
The 22-year-old makes a permanent switch from Nottingham Forest for a fee believed to be in the region of £700,000.
Gabriel has also committed his long-term future to the club, signing a four-year deal with the option to extend by 12 months.
For more details on Gabriel’s move, click here.