{"id":581496,"date":"2021-02-01T10:34:21","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T15:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=581496"},"modified":"2021-02-01T10:34:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T15:34:21","slug":"blackburn-rovers-sign-defender-taylor-harwood-bellis-on-loan-from-manchester-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/02\/01\/blackburn-rovers-sign-defender-taylor-harwood-bellis-on-loan-from-manchester-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackburn Rovers Sign Defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis on Loan from Manchester City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blackburn Rovers have signed <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/premier-league\/manchester-city\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester City<\/a> defender <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/47327321\/Taylor-Harwood-Bellis\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taylor Harwood-Bellis<\/a> on loan for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/31\/blackburn-rovers-set-to-sign-manchester-city-youngster-taylor-harwood-bellis-on-loan\/\" target=\"_self\">Harwood-Bellis<\/a> is Blackburn\u2019s latest recruit as they look to gatecrash the Championship play-offs.<\/p>\n<p>Tony Mowbray has been looking for defensive reinforcements throughout this transfer window and Harwood-Bellis is a timely arrival for the Blackburn manager.<\/p>\n<h2>Blackburn Rovers Sign Defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis<\/h2>\n<h3>Harwood-Bellis Has Made a Handful of Appearances Under Pep Guardiola<\/h3>\n<p>The young centre-back is highly thought of at Manchester City. He has made a few senior appearances for City in cup competitions. His most recent was City\u2019s FA Cup fourth-round win against League Two side Cheltenham Town.<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola wants the talented defender to get some game time and enhance his football education. The move continues the good relations between the two clubs after former City defender <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/c81d773d\/Tosin-Adarabioyo\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tosin Adarabioyo<\/a> spent last season on loan at Ewood Park.<\/p>\n<p>Harwood-Bellis is a talented defender who loves both sides of the game. He gets forward and always does the hard defensive work. Guardiola is a big fan and he will be satisfied he is heading to the right football club.<\/p>\n<p>The defender is joining a Blackburn side going well in the Championship. Rovers have got their season in gear and find themselves just three points off the play-offs. They are eighth in the Championship fresh off consecutive league wins.<\/p>\n<h3>Rovers Looking for Promotion<\/h3>\n<p>Harwood-Bellis is the third defensive arrival for Blackburn after they snapped up <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/everton\/\" target=\"_self\">Everton<\/a> youngster <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/c1949191\/Jarrad-Branthwaite\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jarrad Branthwaite<\/a> and Crewe Alexandra&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/02\/01\/blackburn-rovers-harry-pickering\/\" target=\"_self\">Harry Pickering<\/a>. He adds an extra option for Tony Mowbray with a busy second half of the season to come for Rovers.<\/p>\n<p>The defender is in line to make his Blackburn debut against Queens Park Rangers next weekend &#8211; a key game for Rovers as they go in search of a third straight league win and continue to heap the pressure on sixth place <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/bournemouth\/\" target=\"_self\">Bournemouth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"CG8b2oQQTs55ZihwD2E7TA\" 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\/1297984366\" 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:'CG8b2oQQTs55ZihwD2E7TA',sig:'Qwq8u_-2NXoRPrk2XGnB2M9kqzSKv6paEw4CveGzhvI=',w:'594px',h:'410px',items:'1297984366',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 Manchester City defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis on loan for the rest of the season. Harwood-Bellis is Blackburn\u2019s latest recruit as they look to gatecrash the Championship play-offs. Tony Mowbray has been looking for defensive reinforcements throughout this transfer window and Harwood-Bellis is a timely arrival for the Blackburn manager. 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