18-08-2024, 18:16
Shrewsbury Town have signed winger Charles Sagoe Jr from Arsenal on a season-long loan.
The 20-year-old Londoner made his Arsenal debut in the League Cup in September 2023 before declining an approach from Shrewsbury to spend the second half of last season on loan with Championship side Swansea City.
But he only made two substitute appearances - and is hoping to make more of an impact in Shrewsbury.
"We have lacked options in those wide areas so I'm delighted to get him in," Town boss Paul Hurst told BBC Radio Shropshire.
"He's a player we have been interested in since January. He opted to go to Swansea and realistically that is understandable for an opportunity in the league higher. It didn’t quite work out but our interest remained and the fact we have been interested for some time has helped our case.
"His pre-season has been a little bit different. He’s been away with the first team. He’s had some game time but not loads so he’s probably not fully where he needs to be, but we'll do everything we can to get him up to speed as quickly as possible. We will have to really monitor him and make a call of when we use him whether that’s off the bench or we start him."
The 20-year-old Londoner made his Arsenal debut in the League Cup in September 2023 before declining an approach from Shrewsbury to spend the second half of last season on loan with Championship side Swansea City.
But he only made two substitute appearances - and is hoping to make more of an impact in Shrewsbury.
"We have lacked options in those wide areas so I'm delighted to get him in," Town boss Paul Hurst told BBC Radio Shropshire.
"He's a player we have been interested in since January. He opted to go to Swansea and realistically that is understandable for an opportunity in the league higher. It didn’t quite work out but our interest remained and the fact we have been interested for some time has helped our case.
"His pre-season has been a little bit different. He’s been away with the first team. He’s had some game time but not loads so he’s probably not fully where he needs to be, but we'll do everything we can to get him up to speed as quickly as possible. We will have to really monitor him and make a call of when we use him whether that’s off the bench or we start him."
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