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Salford City midfielder Matthew Lund has signed a new one-year contract.

The 33-year-old has spent the past three years at the Peninsula Stadium, scoring 20 goals in 124 appearances.

The former Rochdale, Scunthorpe and Burton Albion man is the longest-serving player at the club.

"When I found out they wanted to renew my contract I was dead excited and I couldn’t wait to get started," he told the club website, external.

"We’ve obviously had a long break now and I’m just looking forward to getting back into pre-season, and enjoying another season of football, so I cannot wait."

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Salford City have signed centre-back Stephan Negru from Oxford on a season-long loan.

Negru, who made 13 appearances in League One last season, links up again Karl Robinson who was his former boss at Oxford.

“He is a big part of why I came here,” the 21-year-old admitted. “I am excited to be playing underneath him, and getting the minutes that I need.

“He is someone that you trust in and he trusts in you. He builds your confidence, and I like the style of football that he plays.”

Negru began his career with Shelbourne in the League of Ireland before moving to Oxford at the start of the January 2023 transfer window.

He is Salford’s third signing this summer, following the arrivals of West Ham winger Dan Chesters and striker Cole Stockton from Burton Albion.

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Salford City have re-signed midfielder Kelly N'Mai and defender Kevin Berkoe to two-year contracts.

N'Mai, 20, joined the club's academy in 2020 and made his first-team debut in August 2021.

Netherlands-born N'Mai had loan spells at Chester and Warrington Rylands before becoming a more regular fixture at Moor Lane, making 28 of his 35 League Two appearances for the club last season.

Berkoe, 22, is one of the club's longest serving players, having first signed for Salford City in 2020 from Oxford United.

He spent the second half of last season on loan at National League club Woking.

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Salford City have agreed a two-year deal for defender Tom Edwards following his departure from Stoke City.

The 25-year-old came through the youth set-up at the Potters and made 51 appearances for the club.

The right-back had several loan spells during his time at Stoke, including Barnsley, Huddersfield and a spell in the MLS with New York Red Bulls.

“I want to be very successful as an individual, but also as a team. I know how much ambition this club has and I want to move forward whilst I am here," he told the Salford website.

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Salford City have signed centre-back James Chester on a one-year deal following his departure from fellow League Two side Barrow.

The 35-year-old Wales international turned out 38 times for the Bluebirds last term as they narrowly missed out on a play-off place.

Chester previously had spells with clubs including Hull City, Aston Villa and Stoke City before joining Barrow last term.

"I think to have played for, and to represent the clubs that I have done, and to have had the career that I have, I find myself very fortunate and very proud it is continuing," he said.

"I still have a desire to play and win, so hopefully the supporters will see that from me."

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Lincoln City have signed Dom Jefferies on a two-year deal after the midfielder turned down a contract offer to stay at Gillingham.

The 22-year-old moves to the LNER Stadium as a free agent, although an undisclosed fee has been paid because he is under the age of 24.

Jefferies, who has a further two-year option on his Imps agreement, made 71 appearances in all competitions for the Gills and won the club's young player of the season award in his first season at Priestfield Stadium.

“Dom will add real strength in depth for us in midfield and is different to the other midfield players we have recruited this summer," Lincoln boss Michael Skubala told the club website, external.

Four of Lincoln's eight signings since missing out on a play-off spot on the final day of last term have been midfielders, with Tom Bayliss and JJ McKiernan making the move and Conor McGrandles returning for a third spell.

The Imps are the fourth club Jefferies has joined in four years since leaving Newport, with a stint with non-league club Salisbury coming before a spell on the books at Brentford and a move to Gillingham.

"He is another young player with the character and mentality we want, has the physical and technical attributes we were looking to add to the group and showed a huge desire to sign for us to trust the club with the next stage of his development," said Skubala.

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Salford City have confirmed the signing of winger Jon Taylor on a one-year deal following a trial.

Taylor, 32, has made more than 400 EFL appearances, scoring 60 goals, in spells at Shrewsbury Town, Rotherham United, Peterborough United and Doncaster Rovers.

His time at Doncaster was hampered by illness and injury but he is looking forward to life at Salford.

"I am so proud and happy to be here, I've come here on trial to prove to the manager and the football club that I am fully fit," Taylor told the club website.

"From the outside looking in, I think a lot of people will have probably written me off, thinking I've just been injured, but I've had confidence in myself, and in my body, that I knew that I was fine."

Taylor said he was grateful to manager Karl Robinson for signing him.

He added: "I made the decision to come to Salford to prove to this manager, who I've come across plenty of times, that I am fully fit.

"I had opportunities to go elsewhere, but my eggs are in this basket to come to Salford. and I am so grateful to him and to the football club for giving me the opportunity, and now I am sound and I cannot wait to repay them.”

Salford narrowly avoided relegation from League Two last season, finishing 20th.

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Salford City have signed former Liverpool and Preston North End midfielder Ben Woodburn on a two-year deal.

The 24-year-old began his career with the Reds and made a total of 11 appearances for the club whilst also having a spell on loan at Oxford United where he played under current Ammies boss Karl Robinson.

A Wales international, Woodburn made 63 appearances for North End prior to his release at the end of last season.

“Obviously, I have a bit of a connection as I played under the gaffer at Oxford, me and him got on really well, and it was a bit of a pull to come here with him also being the manager," Woodburn said., external

“I really enjoyed my time under Karl, it was a shame it got cut short with an injury that I had, but, I am just really excited to get back playing under him.

“Most teams that I have been at, we’ve been pushing for the top end of the table, so hopefully we can do that here and get Salford back where they should be, near the top of the table.”

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Salford City have signed midfielder Tyrese Fornah on a season-long loan from Championship side Derby County.

The 24-year-old joins having helped the Rams win automatic promotion from League One last season.

After a youth career with Reading and Nottingham Forest, Fornah had loan spells with Plymouth Argyle, Shrewsbury Town and a return to the Royals before joining Derby.

“The club’s ambition is to go up, which is exactly my ambition; I think this is a team that’s more than capable of getting promoted," he told the club website.

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Josh Austerfield has joined League Two Salford City from Huddersfield Town on a two-year deal.

The 22-year-old is the latest signing for the Ammies manager Karl Robinson and completed his move in time to be available for Saturday's match against Bradford City.

Austerfield signed youth forms with the Terriers in 2019 making six appearances for the club before going on to have loan spells at Harrogate Town, Morecambe and Crewe Alexandra over the last three seasons.

The midfielder was part of the Alex side beaten in the League Two play-off final by Crawley in May.

“As soon as I heard the interest, and I know the gaffer here and a few of the lads as well, that made it easy for me to come in," Austerfield told the club website, external.

“It is a great place for me to have a platform and show what I am about.

“I feel like when I look at the squad, even just from today, I know that we are going to have a good season, and I feel like we will be right up there."

Salford have lost their first two games of the new season - against Port Vale in the league and Doncaster in the EFL Cup.