{"id":599336,"date":"2021-08-16T15:18:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T19:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=599336"},"modified":"2021-08-16T15:22:47","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T19:22:47","slug":"efl-transfer-news-ben-davies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/08\/16\/efl-transfer-news-ben-davies\/","title":{"rendered":"FTN: Ben Davies, Phil Jagielka, Nathan Broadhead and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been another busy day of transfers in the EFL, with the Championship a particularly lively division. Teams are now two matches into their regular season but still have until the end of the month to wrap up any business, and it&#8217;s clear there are still a lot of deals to be done. Here is a round-up of today&#8217;s main EFL transfer news.<\/p>\n<h2>EFL Transfer News: Ben Davies, Phil Jagielka and More<\/h2>\n<h3>Davies Completes Blades Loan<\/h3>\n<p>Sheffield United have completed the signing of defender Ben Davies from Liverpool. The centre-back becomes Slavisa Jokanovic&#8217;s first signing in charge of the Blades.<\/p>\n<p>Davies joined Liverpool in January in the midst of their defensive crisis. However, he failed to make an appearance for the Reds following the move from Preston North End.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the initial surprise behind his move to the Premier League, it was generally seen as a shrewd acquisition by the club. It was the form of young pair Nat Phillips and Rhys Williams that kept Davies out of the team.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/neiljonesgoal\/status\/1427339883656396804\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Goal&#8217;s Neil Jones<\/a> reports that Liverpool have received a \u00a3500,000 loan fee for Davies and will receive another \u00a3500,000 should Sheffield United gain promotion.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Our new number 22, Ben Davies. \u2694\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/97pNrq8BSD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/97pNrq8BSD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sheffield United (@SheffieldUnited) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SheffieldUnited\/status\/1427341231487655939?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Jagielka on Verge of Joining Derby<\/h3>\n<p>One of the gaps Davies has filled at Sheffield United is one left behind by veteran defender Phil Jagielka. Now, the former <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/08\/13\/everton-make-andreas-pereira-approach\/\" target=\"_self\">Everton<\/a> and England centre-back looks set to sign for Derby County, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JPercyTelegraph\/status\/1427314113756155906\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Telegraph&#8217;s<\/a> John Percy.<\/p>\n<p>Jagielka is a free agent after leaving the Blades at the end of last season. Derby have only been able to sign free agents this summer due to a strict embargo placed on them by the EFL.<\/p>\n<p>The Rams have been heavily tipped to go down this season. They earned a point on the opening day and scraped past Salford City on penalties in the first round of the Carabao Cup. However, they conceded twice in second-half stoppage time to lose 2-1 at Peterborough United on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Percy adds that they are also hopeful of signing Sam Baldock following his departure from Reading. Wayne Rooney&#8217;s side look short up front following the injury to Colin Kazim-Richards.<\/p>\n<h3>Sunderland Bring in Broadhead<\/h3>\n<p>Sunderland have completed the loan addition of Everton striker Nathan Broadhead. The 23-year-old joins Lee Johnson&#8217;s side for the full 2021\/22 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Broadhead has already spent time in League One having been on loan at Burton Albion in the 2019\/20 campaign, where he scored three goals in 22 games.<\/p>\n<p>Last season, the striker scored 11 times and registered three assists for Everton&#8217;s U21 side in their Premier League 2 season.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u270d\ufe0f We are delighted to announce the loan signing of Nathan Broadhead from Everton until the end of the 2021-22 season.<\/p>\n<p>Full story&#8230; \ud83d\udcdd\ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sunderland AFC (@SunderlandAFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunderlandAFC\/status\/1427250182199054339?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Broadhead, who joins Alex Pritchard, Callum Doyle, Corry Evans, Dennis Cirkin and Frederik Alves in moving to the Stadium of Light this summer, <a href=\"https:\/\/safc.com\/news\/team-news\/2021\/august\/broadhead-arrives-on-loan\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>: &#8220;It\u2019s been a mad 48 hours from being on the bench for Everton to arriving in Sunderland, but I\u2019m so happy to be here.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019ve had a good pre-season, training and playing for the first team and travelling with them to America, and I\u2019m sure that will help me hit the ground running.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s been a long time since I\u2019ve played in front of fans due to the pandemic and Sunderland is a massive club, so I can\u2019t wait to get out there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Blackburn Sign Clarkson<\/h3>\n<p>Blackburn Rovers have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rovers.co.uk\/news\/2021\/august\/Leighton-joins-on-loan-\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">completed the signing<\/a> of young Liverpool left-back Leighton Clarkson.<\/p>\n<p>The teenager, who is a former season ticket holder at Blackburn, joins Rovers on a season-long loan.<\/p>\n<p>Clarkson has been on the fringes of the Liverpool squad in recent months and made his professional debut in the League Cup quarter-final game against Aston Villa in December 2019.<\/p>\n<p>He also started in Liverpool&#8217;s 1-0 FA Cup Replay win against Shrewsbury Town in 2020.<\/p>\n<h3>Chukwuemeka Makes Premier League Move<\/h3>\n<p>Finally, Northampton Town have confirmed that teenage striker Caleb Chukwuemeka has joined Premier League side Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee.<\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old, therefore, joins up with his brother, Carney, who is another product of the Northampton academy.<\/p>\n<p>Chukwuemeka made four starts and 24 substitute appearances for the Cobblers and scored on two occasions.<\/p>\n<h3>Other Done Deals<\/h3>\n<p>Kwesi Appiah [Unattached &#8211; Crawley Town] Free<\/p>\n<p>Tom Carroll [Queens Park Rangers &#8211; Ipswich Town] Free<\/p>\n<p>Ben Knight [Manchester City &#8211; Crewe Alexandra] Loan<\/p>\n<p>Ethan Laird [Manchester United &#8211; Swansea City] Loan<\/p>\n<p>Dennis Politic [Bolton Wanderers &#8211; Port Vale] Loan<\/p>\n<p>Brad Young [Aston Villa &#8211; Carlisle United] Loan<\/p>\n<p>Fouad Bachirou [Nottingham Forest &#8211; Omonia Nicosia] Free<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Mayer [Hull City &#8211; SKU Amstetten] Free<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"bAl_ob84R9p2tV65zRsZuw\" 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\/1333276657\" 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:'bAl_ob84R9p2tV65zRsZuw',sig:'q5j0i9Y9nCLs5Z2kkkKszUbt7jAo1SNPhjVkvXv3QHQ=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1333276657',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been another busy day of transfers in the EFL, with the Championship a particularly lively division. Teams are now two matches into their regular season but still have until the end of the month to wrap up any business, and it&#8217;s clear there are still a lot of deals to be done. 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