{"id":488771,"date":"2019-07-23T10:07:26","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T14:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=488771"},"modified":"2019-07-23T10:07:26","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T14:07:26","slug":"christian-walton-completes-blackburn-rovers-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/07\/23\/christian-walton-completes-blackburn-rovers-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Walton Completes Blackburn Rovers Transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blackburn Rovers have signed goalkeeper <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/c666574f\/Christian-Walton?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christian Walton<\/a> on a season-long loan deal from <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/brighton-hove-albion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brighton &amp; Hove Albion<\/a>. This contract will see the player stay with the club during the 2019-20 season.<\/p>\n<h2>Blackburn Rovers Complete Signing of Christian Walton<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u270d\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Rovers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Rovers<\/a> are delighted to announce the signing of goalkeeper <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/waltz_1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Waltz_1<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialBHAFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@OfficialBHAFC<\/a> on a season-long loan.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: \u27a1\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/shqEqS36UN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/shqEqS36UN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WelcomeWalton?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WelcomeWalton<\/a>\ud83d\udd35\u26aa\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hVAILD9e7S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/hVAILD9e7S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rovers\/status\/1153666481525334016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Career So Far<\/h3>\n<p>Throughout his football career, Christian Walton has played for a number of sides but only on temporary loan deals.<\/p>\n<p>During a two-year spell with Wigan Athletic, Walton helped the Latics win the Sky Bet League One title in his first term; and helped them avoid relegation from the second tier in his second year.<\/p>\n<p>Walton has made only four appearances for the Brighton academy since progressing through their youth ranks; however, the talented shot-stopper has gained plenty of experience outside of the Premier League in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>His most successful loan spells occurred at Luton Town (33 games, nine clean sheets) and Wigan Athletic, with whom he made 30 clean sheets from 69 appearances across two years.<\/p>\n<h3>What This Means For the Future<\/h3>\n<p>Blackburn are keen to bolster their goalkeeping options after allowing Spaniard <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/98ea5115\/David-Raya?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Raya<\/a> to sign for Brentford. As a result, the Rovers have just one senior goalkeeper,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/a17ff7d6\/Jayson-Leutwiler\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jayson Leutwiler.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In signing Walton, the Lancashire side now have two senior goalkeepers. As a result, boss Tony Mowbray will be gifted with healthy competition for the number one spot with each &#8216;keeper certain to challenge the other for the starting position.<\/p>\n<p>Joining as the Rovers&#8217; fourth venture into the transfer market this summer, Walton joins with a wealth of experience.<\/p>\n<p>Walton spent short loan spells with Bury and then Plymouth during the 2015-16 season. The first half of the 2016-17 season he was on loan at Luton Town, starting 33 games, before being recalled by Brighton at the end of January.<\/p>\n<p>The talented shot-stopper has also earned international honours with England, represented the Three Lions at Under-19, Under-20 and Under-21 level.<\/p>\n<p>The new signing is expected to be part of the Rovers squad that travels to Bury for a pre-season friendly tomorrow night.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"LV1uKO34TlRSk6LXPYyDgw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1039944954\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'LV1uKO34TlRSk6LXPYyDgw',sig:'ZGZJgiNoR6RrVa9UND379Wn3pFShBp-5dKgJrApxpws=',w:'594px',h:'406px',items:'1039944954',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blackburn Rovers have signed goalkeeper Christian Walton on a season-long loan deal from Brighton &amp; Hove Albion. This contract will see the player stay with the club during the 2019-20 season. Blackburn Rovers Complete Signing of Christian Walton \u270d\ufe0f #Rovers are delighted to announce the signing of goalkeeper @Waltz_1 from @OfficialBHAFC on a season-long loan. 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