Official Transfers Abroad 2021

Corkonian Fiacre Kelleher, 25, has left National League Wrexham for EFL 2 Bradford City. He came through the Glasgow Celtic Academy, but never appeared for the senior team. He signed for Oxford Utd in 2017, but again never appeared for their first team. After 38 games on loan with Solihull Moors and 42 on loan with Macclesfield, he then appeared in 36 as a Macclesfield player. Fiacre added 42 games for Wrexham. At 6' 5" and with so much game time behind him, we may not have heard the last of him. (Bradford City website, Wikipedia)

26 transfers, 11 contract extensions, and one brief managerial appointment in the summer transfer window so far: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog...07765832399030

Ryan Burke has signed a one-year contract with Mansfield Town (EFL 2), after Nigel Clough and his team were impressed by his performances for Birmingham's U-23s. Ryan has been signed "to push Stephen McLaughlin, who will probably start as our left-back," said Clough. (BBC Football, 2 July). After just one substitute appearance for Birmingham's senior team and 6 for Yeovil in the National League, Ryan will surely hope for more game time with Mansfield.

Kian Flanagan has left Crystal Palace for non-league Barnet.

https://www.barnetfc.com/news/2021/j...kian-flanagan/

one year contract for Josh Giurgi at Norwich: https://www.canaries.co.uk/News/2021...racts-2021-22/

Talks on Twitter of Zach Elbouzedi to AIK in Sweden. Interesting move. https://twitter.com/KennysKids/statu...155146755?s=19

Ireland youth international Glory Nzingo leaves Pat's for Stade de Reims according to Pats. There was an article linking him to Rennes last week (Stade Rennais), but presumably the article got one club confused with the other...

Had the pandemic not cancelled all the 17s and 19s games, he'd be better known on here. Certainly one of the more promising players from that age group...

Stephen Ward, released by Ipswich after just one season, has signed for Walsall (EFL 2). (The 72, 9 July)

Means he's gone from Premier to Championship to League One to League Two in successive seasons

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Means he's gone from Premier to Championship to League One to League Two in successive seasons

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And he's got a year older each season too!

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Talks on Twitter of Zach Elbouzedi to AIK in Sweden. Interesting move. https://twitter.com/KennysKids/statu...155146755?s=19

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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.iri...tml%3ftype=amp

A bit more on Elbouzedi's move here. All the best to him on this one. Fair play.

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Means he's gone from Premier to Championship to League One to League Two in successive seasons

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He sure knows how to get out of a Division ( It’s a Joke )

Cork City's Ricardo Dinanga gets two-year deal at Coventry:https://www.the42.ie/ricardo-dinanga...90404-Jul2021/

Darragh O'Connor on his way to Motherwell: https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/...=irishexaminer

Not a bad move for O'Connor given that he had no senior UK experience under the belt i.e. a lower league loan. Hopefully that goes well. Ryan Sweeney at Dundee is another young centre half there.

Shane McLoughlin (24) after two and a half years and 81 appearances at AFC Wimbledon, was released and has signed for Morecambe, also in EFL 1. (BBC Sport, 13 July)

Former Ireland international Anthony Pilkington, 33, has signed a one-year deal with Fleetwood of EFL 1. (BBC Sport, 16 July)

Cillian Sheridan returns to Scotland, signing for Dundee, but he's joined by Ian Lawlor - while this is probably the last move of Sheridan's career, Lawlor is 26 and this could be a chance to get himself back on track" https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2021...o-join-dundee/

Sheffield Utd interested in Conor Hourihane (30) as doubts are expressed over his pace and stamina at Premier League level. (Yorkshire Live, 20 July)

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Sheffield Utd interested in Conor Hourihane (30) as doubts are expressed over his pace and stamina at Premier League level. (Yorkshire Live, 20 July)

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It does seem to be a level beyond his abilities.

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Cillian Sheridan returns to Scotland, signing for Dundee, but he's joined by Ian Lawlor - while this is probably the last move of Sheridan's career, Lawlor is 26 and this could be a chance to get himself back on track" https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2021...o-join-dundee/

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That's an interesting one. It was always hard to tell his level while he was playing in Poland or Cyprus and so on. But Dundee I can place.

Wouldn't say it's his last move given how frequently he's been moving clubs lately - it's his fifth club in 2½ years.