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BBC News
04-07-2025
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- BBC News
Orient sign Reading full-back Craig
Leyton Orient have signed full-back Michael Craig from Reading for an undisclosed 22-year-old has agreed a two-year deal with the O's despite being offered a new contract by started his career with Tottenham but failed to break into the first team before joining the Royals on a free transfer in made 60 league appearances for the Berkshire club, scoring two goals."Michael is someone who I have watched a lot," Orient boss Richie Wellens told the club website., external"He's a right-back who can play elsewhere on the pitch too, and he's really comfortable on the ball. We're really happy to have him on board."Craig is Orient's third signing of the summer, following the arrivals of Killian Cahill and Demetri Mitchell.
BBC News
27-06-2025
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Leyton Orient sign Mitchell from Exeter
Leyton Orient have signed winger Demetri Mitchell on a free transfer from Exeter 28-year-old turned down a contract from the Grecians in favour of a move to Brisbane made 61 appearances for Exeter across two years, scoring 12 missed the start and end of last season with injury, having suffered a serious knee ligament injury that kept him out for much of becomes Richie Wellens' second summer signing, following goalkeeper Killian Cahill's move from Brighton & Hove Albion."It feels great to be here. The club is full of energy and you can tell there is a very good team here. It's full of togetherness and I'm buzzing to get going," he told the club's website, external."I've spoken to the manager before and it's clear there is big ambition here. I want to progress and that is my aim here."I'm a versatile and attack-minded player. I like to get on the ball and drive with it and show a bit of flair, so hopefully the fans can see that here at Leyton Orient."Orient will begin the new League One season away to Huddersfield Town on Saturday, 2 August.
BBC News
27-06-2025
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- BBC News
Exeter make 'historic' offer to keep teenager Richards
Exeter City have made a 'historic' offer to highly rated teenage midfielder Jake 17-year-old is out of contract and the Devon side have been in talks over a senior deal for some time with the academy who made his debut on his 16th birthday in August 2023, has featured 32 times for the club in all competitions. "We've made him the biggest offer we've made any 17-year-old in the history of the football club, so we're doing everything we can to try and keep him," Caldwell told BBC Radio Devon."He's a young player who we believe has a really bright future."We've given him a fantastic pathway from a 16-year-old kid making his debut to where he is now."He played a great number of games last season in League One, he was Academy Player of the Year in League One last season, which was a brilliant achievement for him, so obviously we want to keep him." Mitchell considering offers Meanwhile winger Demetri Mitchell is weighing up a new offer from the 28-year-old former Manchester United player missed the start and end of last season through missed much of 2024 after suffering a serious knee ligament injury and while he is training with Exeter, has had offers from other clubs. "He's been brilliant since he came to this club," said Caldwell. "We invited him in because we felt it was fair, he was coming back from an injury and we wanted to see his fitness levels and we weren't in a position to offer him a contract that was what he had last season because of the injuries."But Demi Mitchell, if he stays if he goes, is brilliant for this football club and has been a great part of what we've done in the last few seasons, but as yet I don't know what's happening."
Glasgow Times
09-06-2025
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- Glasgow Times
Ex-Hearts & Hibs defender hails Ibrox as 'noisiest' stadium
Demetri Mitchell, who currently plays for Exeter City, made the claim during an appearance on the 'From My Left' podcast. Read more: The 28-year-old, who played for both Tynecastle and Easter Road, said: "I've played in some big derbies like Hearts and Hibs. "I've played at Celtic Park. "I've played at Ibrox. "That's the noisiest stadium I've played in, Ibrox. "Bro, when the ball went out for a corner, my ears were ringing, ringing." Mitchell is not the first player to be impressed by the noise levels at the home of Rangers. Former Germany internationals Sami Khedira and Mario Gomez both recently praised Ibrox. Khedira, who won the World Cup with Germany in 2014, said: "For me, the most craziest experience ever was my first Champions League match. "We played Glasgow Rangers and it was such an amazing experience." Gomez, who won the Champions League with Bayern Munich, said: "I would say the Scottish fans like Celtic but to me I played against the Rangers and I will never forget this. "They've been really strong."
Daily Mirror
07-05-2025
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- Daily Mirror
League One player thinks he'd be playing regularly for Man Utd if he broke through now
An out-of-contract League One footballer has claimed he would be playing as part of Manchester United's struggling first team now had he been born a few years earlier A League One player has boldly claimed he would be in Manchester United's first team now if he'd been born a decade years earlier. Demetri Mitchell, 28, has just helped Exeter City to a 16th-place finish in the third tier, having left United in 2020. Ruben Amorim's side are only just higher in the Premier League, sitting 15th in the table ahead of the final three games. However, they could still end a trying campaign with silverware as they are on the brink of reaching the Europa League final. United are in a dominant position after the first leg of their semi-final against Athletic Bilbao following a surprise 3-0 win in the Basque Country. Despite that, Mitchell is convinced he would be getting plenty of game time with the senior squad if he had been coming up through the ranks today. "I reckon if I broke through during this era of Man United I'd be a first team regular," he claimed on X. And judging by his follow-up comments, he was being deadly serious. When quizzed about his preferred position on the pitch, the he said: "Wing back. Not saying I'd play every game, but I'd be a first team regular probs squad player." He further explained that he wouldn't stand a chance at that level in his current condition. However, he was certain that his 20-year-old self could've made the grade. "No not now [it] would take me too long to adapt," he wrote in another reply. "When your [sic] 20 and in a Premier League environment the amount you learn in such a short period is vast as well as the facilities etc. "There's lads that could [have] made it that never got the chance and their [sic] not even playing now more talented than myself." Some fans pointed out that current left-backs like Patrick Dorgu or Harry Amass might block his path to the first team. But having witnessed the current state of affairs at Old Trafford, he seems to fancy his odds. Mitchell had his first taste of senior United action in a 2-0 Premier League victory over Crystal Palace on the last day of the 2016/17 season. He later had two loan spells at Hearts before making a permanent switch to Blackpool in summer 2020. He then moved to Hibernian in January 2022 before joining Exeter a year later. The former England Under-20 star's contract with the Grecians is set to run out this summer. He hasn't been offered a new deal but has been invited to return for pre-season training.
