{"id":593503,"date":"2021-06-08T15:33:43","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T19:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=593503"},"modified":"2021-06-08T15:34:56","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T19:34:56","slug":"football-transfer-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/06\/08\/football-transfer-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Football Transfer News: Scott Twine, Devante Cole and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the latest instalment of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/football-transfer-news\/\" target=\"_self\">Football Transfer News<\/a> from Last Word On Football. Here, we bring you details of all of the day&#8217;s completed deals as clubs look to shape their squads ahead of the new season.<\/p>\n<p>While the current campaign still has a little left to run for some teams, the majority have played their final matches and some early moves have already been made in the transfer market. Read on to find out more about the completed deals for <strong>Tuesday, June 8<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Football Transfer News: Scott Twine, Devante Cole and Josh Coley<\/h2>\n<h3>MK Dons Beat Off Competition for Twine<\/h3>\n<p>League One side MK Dons have made Scott Twine their first addition of the summer. The 21-year-old will move to Stadium MK when his Swindon Town contract expires at the end of the month.<\/p>\n<p>Twine had been highly sought after in both League One and the Championship after impressive displays for Newport County in the first half of the season and then back at parent club Swindon in the second half.<\/p>\n<p>Combined for the two clubs, he scored 14 goals and created a further nine, and became known for his outrageous long-distance goals &#8211; nine of his 14 strikes came from outside the box.<\/p>\n<p>Due to Twine being under 24 and out of contract, Swindon will be due compensation for the player, and the two clubs are currently in discussions over this.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Scott Twine is a Don \u270d\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DonDeal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#DonDeal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CvJkZLsA81\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/CvJkZLsA81<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Milton Keynes Dons (@MKDonsFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MKDonsFC\/status\/1402294353192644610?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Twine told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mkdons.com\/news\/2021\/june\/mk-dons-sign-scott-twine\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">club website<\/a>: \u201cThere were a few clubs interested but after I spoke to the Gaffer, he sold it to me. From that day, I couldn&#8217;t wait to sign and get it sorted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to come here and play football the way we do, and I want to bring lots of goals and assists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a club that is only going in one direction and that&#8217;s up. The stadium is state of the art and to think I&#8217;m going to be playing here every week \u2013 I just can&#8217;t wait!\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Cole Returns to Barnsley<\/h3>\n<p>Barnsley have completed the signing of Devante Cole, who returns to the club where he spent time on loan in the first half of the 2014\/15 season.<\/p>\n<p>Cole returns to Oakwell on a permanent deal this time, signing a three-year contract after leaving Scottish Premiership side Motherwell.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old started his career at Manchester City but failed to make a senior appearance. After his initial loan with the Tykes, he also had a temporary spell at MK Dons before moving on permanently to Bradford City, Fleetwood Town and Wigan Athletic.<\/p>\n<p>After loans at Burton Albion and Motherwell, he had a brief spell at Doncaster Rovers, before rejoining the Scottish side last year and becoming top goalscorer with 11 goals in their campaign north of the border.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\">\ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DC44_X?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@DC44_X<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PDhFgBezEX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/PDhFgBezEX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Barnsley FC (@BarnsleyFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarnsleyFC\/status\/1402241498847092747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Upon rejoining the club, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnsleyfc.co.uk\/news\/2021\/june\/devante-cole\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">he said<\/a>: \u201cI\u2019m really happy to be back. I was here a good few years ago and I really enjoyed my time; I kind of wish I didn\u2019t leave, so it feels good to be back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fans were always great and it was a good group of boys then, and I\u2019ve heard it\u2019s a very good group now so, hopefully, it can be the same again and more successful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t wait to go. It\u2019s a new challenge \u2013 well, it feels new but I\u2019ve been here before for a few months so I just can\u2019t wait to go again.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Coley Makes EFL Move<\/h3>\n<p>Exeter City have signed highly-rated winger Josh Coley from National League side Maidenhead United. The 22-year-old has signed a two-year contract and joins for an undisclosed fee.<\/p>\n<p>The Stevenage-born player started his career with York City and then had spells in non-league with Hitchin Town, Histon, Arlesey Town and Baldock Town before signing for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/06\/02\/norwich-city-adam-armstrong\/\" target=\"_self\">Norwich City<\/a> in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>He featured heavily for the U23s there before moving on to Dunfermline Athletic in Scotland and then to Bedfordshire side Stotfold in the Spartan South Midlands League before being picked up by Maidenhead.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udc4b The latest Grecian dialing in!<\/p>\n<p>Make sure you are following <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_JMColey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@_JMColey<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ECFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ECFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OneGrecianGoal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#OneGrecianGoal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P2zTOqV8HO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/P2zTOqV8HO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Exeter City (@OfficialECFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialECFC\/status\/1402322318324604936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Exeter manager Matt Taylor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exetercityfc.co.uk\/news\/2021\/june\/-josh-coley\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said of the signing<\/a>: &#8220;Josh is a good attacking player and someone we&#8217;ve watched consistently throughout the last season for Maidenhead.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He has had a taste of a professional environment at Norwich, and in Scotland, and that will prepare him really well for what is next.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is someone who always wants to take the opportunity on. He is as quick with the ball as he is without it, and we also have a lot of time to improve certain aspects of his game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>More Football Transfer News<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, June 8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Paul Farman [Carlisle United &#8211; Barrow] Free<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Grimshaw [Manchester City &#8211; Blackpool] Free<\/p>\n<p>Reece James [Doncaster Rovers &#8211; Blackpool] Free<\/p>\n<p>Lloyd Jones [Northampton Town &#8211; Cambridge United] Free<\/p>\n<p>Shayne Lavery [Linfield &#8211; Blackpool] Free<\/p>\n<p>Tom White [Blackburn &#8211; Barrow] Free<\/p>\n<p>Harry Wright [Ipswich Town &#8211; Fleetwood Town]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"FEjC9OvsR_do63nDThPwFA\" 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\/1228737379\" 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:'FEjC9OvsR_do63nDThPwFA',sig:'lq5uh3UTSh8vThFhYByjmX6Mt-Uc2l1JxcLDfeq2ok4=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1228737379',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>Welcome to the latest instalment of Football Transfer News from Last Word On Football. Here, we bring you details of all of the day&#8217;s completed deals as clubs look to shape their squads ahead of the new season. 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