Official Transfers Abroad 2024

[tetsujin1979]

Ben Greenwood signed a loan deal with non-league Eastleigh until the end of the season
https://www.eastleighfc.com/news-ben...the-spitfires/

[pineapple stu]

It's all very quiet on the transfers front so far isn't it?

Even rumours-wise, there's very little doing. Travers to Celtic, O'Brien to Dortmund or Everton - that's about it I think?

Nothing as yet on Kelleher, Idah, Szmodics (linked with Everton a while back, but all quiet since), Hendrick (his legs may have gone, but if he did get a second wind he'd still benefit us), Johnston (his WBA spell has ended of course), Parrott, Browne, Connolly, Hodge, Lawal or any of the relegated players (Egan, Cullen, Obafemi, O'Shea, Ogbene). Luke McNally's loan at Stoke has ended too, though he's a little bit down the reckoning at centre-back.

I know there's still six weeks to go to the start of the season and the Euros will probably hold big transfers up - but a rumour or two wouldn't go amiss!

[tetsujin1979]

It's been a quiet transfer window so far for Republic of Ireland players, but I've compiled this list of transfers, loans, and contract signings from May and June
https://irish-abroad.appspot.com/blo...s-mayjune.html

[Demesne Lad]

Republic of Ireland U-19 centre-forward Luke Pearce has left Southampton and has joined Cardiff City. He had mixed fortunes on loan to several non-EFL clubs, but scored 17 goals in 39 games for Southampton B. (www.walesonline.co.uk, today)

[tetsujin1979]

Republic of Ireland U-19 centre-forward Luke Pearce has left Southampton and has joined Cardiff City. He had mixed fortunes on loan to several non-EFL clubs, but scored 17 goals in 39 games for Southampton B. (www.walesonline.co.uk, today)

Looks like he's joining their U21 side, which is a bit of a sideways move for him
https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news...ded-citys-u21s

[Demesne Lad]

U-21 cap Tyreik Wright, after 13 appearances for Plymouth Argyle since January 2023, has joined EFL 2 club Bradford City on a permanent basis. He spent the second half of the 2023/24 season on loan with the Bantams. (www.pafc.co.uk/news/, today)

[tetsujin1979]

Vata to Watford confirmed
https://www.watfordfc.com/news/2024/...a-is-a-hornet/

[elatedscum]

Ireland u21, Andrew Wogan joins Stockport, returning on loan to Drogheda till the end of the season.

[Demesne Lad]

Despite interest from Wigan, former Dundalk player Tayo Adaramola goes on loan to Stockport County (EFL 1) for the season.

Crystal Palace's Tayo Adaramola agrees Stockport County loan | Your Local Guardian

[Olé Olé]

Interesting one. Ben Quinn signed for Mansfield Town in League One after his contract expired at Celtic. Apparently impressed Nigel Clough on pre season trial with 3 goals in 3 games.

What is most interesting is that his uncle, Stephen Quinn, is still at Mansfield. Shades of Ian Harte/Gary Kelly.

[pineapple stu]

It's all very quiet on the transfers front so far isn't it?

Even rumours-wise, there's very little doing. Travers to Celtic, O'Brien to Dortmund or Everton - that's about it I think?

Nothing as yet on Kelleher, Idah, Szmodics (linked with Everton a while back, but all quiet since), Hendrick (his legs may have gone, but if he did get a second wind he'd still benefit us), Johnston (his WBA spell has ended of course), Parrott, Browne, Connolly, Hodge, Lawal or any of the relegated players (Egan, Cullen, Obafemi, O'Shea, Ogbene). Luke McNally's loan at Stoke has ended too, though he's a little bit down the reckoning at centre-back.

I know there's still six weeks to go to the start of the season and the Euros will probably hold big transfers up - but a rumour or two wouldn't go amiss!

Thought this was worth coming back to with the new season starting next week - I think it's been a very disappointing summer so far transfer-wise, albeit there's still time for deals to go through.

Parrott to Alkmaar is great of course. O'Brien to Everton is a decent move, but he was fine at Lyon too, so not a huge deal. Browne to Sunderland is a little bit sideways really.

Travers and Kelleher are still stuck where they are though. (On the flip side, Southampton don't appear to have signed a keeper; McCarthy has been playing full games in pre-season). Idah probably will go to Celtic, but they scored four on the opening day so it's not an ideal situation to be coming into. Mikey Johnston was an unused sub in that same game, which is a come-down from having done so well at WBA in the second half of last season.

Connolly and Hendrick are still free agents. Nothing on the relegated players except a possibly move to Brentford for O'Shea. Szmodics linked with Ipswich but nothing more solid than that. Hodge and Connolly are linked with Hibs and Galway, which would be pretty crappy. Lawal back at Celtic and presumably waiting on a next move out. No word on anything for Obafemi, and he seems to have an attitude to match Connolly so I don't think that's a positive.

[tetsujin1979]

Another player moving to Italy

[tetsujin1979]

Josh Seary has joined Larne FC on loan until the end of January. Could have European football this season
https://larnefc.com/seary-makes-loan-switch-to-inver/

<EDIT> He could be playing against Shamrock Rovers!

Cristiano Fitzgerald has moved to the US and signed for Maryland Soccer
https://www.testudotimes.com/2024/8/...-from-portugal

[tetsujin1979]

List of transfers, loans, and contracts in August 2024
https://irish-abroad.appspot.com/blo...racts-for.html

[tetsujin1979]

After a very short spell at Enfield, former U16 player Fionn Mooney signed for National League North side Farnborough
https://farnboroughfc.co.uk/2024/12/...ns-boro-squad/

[CraftyToePoke]

After a very short spell at Enfield, former U16 player Fionn Mooney signed for National League North side Farnborough
https://farnboroughfc.co.uk/2024/12/...ns-boro-squad/

This the lad who felt a smidge more English than Irish when at Palace yeah ? & then felt the EireGrá re-emerge soon after. Wonder how Fionn Mooney feels at Farnborough