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Cheltenham have signed teenage midfielder Joel Colwill from Cardiff City on a season-long loan.

The 19-year-old Bluebirds academy graduate has been with the club since he was six and made his first senior appearance last August in the Carabao Cup.

Colwill, who has also played for Wales Under-21s and whose brother Rubin also plays for Cardiff, was brought on as a substitute during two Championship games towards the end of last season.

"I'm really confident in my game at the minute," Colwill said.

Robins manager Michael Flynn said there was a "lot of interest" in Colwill.

"He's a top player with a lot of potential and we're really looking forward to working with him and hope he can play a big part for us," Flynn added.

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Cheltenham Town have signed defender Ibrahim Bakare on a free transfer.

The 22-year-old becomes the Robins' 15th summer signing.

Bakare most recently played for Vancouver FC in Canada, having previously been in Morcambe's academy.

The length of the contract has not been stated.

Cheltenham will begin the League Two season at home to Newport County on Saturday.

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Cheltenham Town have completed the loan signings of Lewis Shipley from Norwich City and Manni Norkett from Nottingham Forest.

Shipley, 20, spent last season on loan at Accrington Stanley and appeared 31 times, scoring twice.

The defender has joined the Robins until January.

Norkett, 19, joins also until January, with the forward seeking first-team experience after making 11 appearances for Forest's Under-21 side last season.