{"id":621205,"date":"2023-01-17T14:02:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T19:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=621205"},"modified":"2023-01-17T21:02:49","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T02:02:49","slug":"leicester-city-defender-doncaster-rovers-loan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/17\/leicester-city-defender-doncaster-rovers-loan\/","title":{"rendered":"Leicester City Defender Completes Doncaster Rovers Loan Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Doncaster Rovers have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk\/news\/2023\/january\/leicester-defender-ben-nelson-joins-rovers-on-loan\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">secured their second signing<\/a> of the January transfer window with the loan arrival of Leicester City defender Ben Nelson.<\/p>\n<p>Nelson, 18, joins Rovers after a spell with Rochdale, who are also in League Two.<\/p>\n<p>The centre-back adds to a shortage of players in his position at the club considering head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/29\/doncaster-rovers-different-ball-game\/\" target=\"_self\">Danny Schofield<\/a> prefers to use three central defenders. Recently, the coach, who was brought up in Doncaster, has had to play right wing-back Kyle Knoyle at right centre-back, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/13\/doncaster-rovers-defender-joins-stockport-county\/\" target=\"_self\">Knoyle departed for league rivals Stockport County<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n<h2>Doncaster Rovers Add Leicester City Defender Ben Nelson to Centre-Back Options<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We are delighted to confirm the signing of Ben Nelson on loan from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LCFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LCFC<\/a> for the remainder of the season<\/p>\n<p>Welcome Ben<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/drfc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#drfc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dRSvU1WiA8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/dRSvU1WiA8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Doncaster Rovers FC (@drfc_official) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drfc_official\/status\/1615408915193204758?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Danny Schofield Makes Second Rovers Signing<\/h3>\n<p>Nelson follows the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/13\/doncaster-rovers-sign-brighton-winger-loan\/\" target=\"_self\">addition of Brighton &amp; Hove Albion winger Todd Miller<\/a>, who is also on loan.<\/p>\n<p>Both loan signings from the summer of 2022, Josh Andrews and Max Woltman have returned to their parent clubs Birmingham City and Liverpool, respectively, in recent days.<\/p>\n<p>Nelson made 12 appearances during his stay further down the division at Rochdale, keeping the one clean sheet in a League Cup clash with Burton Albion. He has represented England at youth level and is yet to make his Leicester City debut.<\/p>\n<p>The defender is Danny Schofield&#8217;s second signing as Rovers boss after taking over in October following Gary McSheffrey&#8217;s sacking.<\/p>\n<h3>Doncaster Rovers More Suitable Suggests New Arrival Ben Nelson<\/h3>\n<p>On joining Doncaster Rovers, Leicester City defender Ben Nelson told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk\/news\/2023\/january\/leicester-defender-ben-nelson-joins-rovers-on-loan\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">club website<\/a>: &#8220;I really like the style of play and the way that Doncaster likes to play suits me a lot in terms of my capabilities as a centre back.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Switching things up is a good thing. I feel like this one suits me a lot more.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s a great opportunity for me and it&#8217;s the next step in my development so I&#8217;m really happy.&#8221;<br \/>\n<a id=\"MZVBSQRoRDBNEOtT0bnsBA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1246196092\" 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:'MZVBSQRoRDBNEOtT0bnsBA',sig:'Zie6BKtD_wW9OH2nGqOcWD8Nmi_N9pGICTe4UVSFPFg=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1246196092',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Danny Schofield, experiencing his first transfer window at the club, added: &#8220;We watched him for a while, both at U21 and during his spell with Rochdale and we feel he can come in and make a real impact for us.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s very young but he has lots of potential and we feel his attributes will benefit the way we want to play football.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In December, Doncaster loaned out their own talented young defender in Bobby Faulkner, only for him to join the injury list in his second game out.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Olowu has suffered a number of injuries throughout the season, enhancing the need for more numbers in the position.<\/p>\n<p>Rovers dropped to 12th after their trip to Crawley Town was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch last weekend. They are due to host Tranmere Rovers on Saturday, January 21.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doncaster Rovers have secured their second signing of the January transfer window with the loan arrival of Leicester City defender Ben Nelson. Nelson, 18, joins Rovers after a spell with Rochdale, who are also in League Two. 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