{"id":539581,"date":"2020-01-06T12:33:59","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T17:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=539581"},"modified":"2020-01-06T12:33:59","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T17:33:59","slug":"fleetwood-town-steal-everton-defender-callum-connolly-from-lincoln-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/01\/06\/fleetwood-town-steal-everton-defender-callum-connolly-from-lincoln-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Fleetwood Town Steal Everton Defender Callum Connolly From Lincoln City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fleetwood Town have announced the loan signing of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/everton\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Everton<\/a> defender Callum Connolly until the end of the season.<\/p>\n<h2>Fleetwood Town Steal Everton Defender Callum Connolly From Lincoln City<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ftfc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ftfc<\/a> are delighted to announce the signing of @Callum1connolly on loan from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Everton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Everton<\/a> until the end of the season! \u270d\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Full details \ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XevC9mPuP8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/XevC9mPuP8<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OnwardTogether?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#OnwardTogether<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XCY6iUMOIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/XCY6iUMOIV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fleetwood Town FC (@ftfc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ftfc\/status\/1214222622071894021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The talented defender spent the first half of this season at League One outfit Lincoln City.<\/p>\n<p>However, the 22-year-old has been recalled in order to be dispatched to Joey Barton&#8217;s side instead.<\/p>\n<p>Connolly, a former England international at various youth levels, has had successful loan spells with Barnsley, Wigan Athletic, Ipswich Town and now the Imps.<\/p>\n<p>The defender is comfortable across the back-line and can feature in central midfield.<\/p>\n<p>Having made over 150 career appearances, Connolly has made 84 appearances in the Championship.<\/p>\n<p>After making his first signing of the window, Fleetwood boss Barton said: &#8220;We are really pleased to have brought Callum to the club.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is someone that we have been tracking for some time, so when the opportunity arose to bring him into our group we jumped at the chance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel that he will add to already strong group of characters that we have in the building, and we all look forward to seeing him perform for Fleetwood Town.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Connolly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fleetwoodtownfc.com\/news\/2020\/january\/connolly-excited-to-get-started\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">added<\/a>: &#8220;[I am] delighted to be here! 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