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BBC News
10-07-2025
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Luton sign Wells, Odoffin and Lonwijk
Luton Town have signed striker Nahki Wells and defender Hakeem Odoffin on free transfers ahead of the new League One the Hatters have also brought in centre-back Nigel Lonwijk on a season-long loan from Premier League side Wolverhampton 35, left Bristol City after scoring 10 goals in 43 games last season, while Odoffin, Rotherham's player of the season in 2024-25, turned down a new deal offered by the South Yorkshire were relegated from the Championship in May and begin the new campaign at home to AFC Wimbledon on Friday 1 August (kick-off 20:00 BST). Wells comes to Kenilworth Road after five-and-a-years at Ashton Gate, where he was a member of the squad who reached the Championship play-offs last season before losing to Sheffield United over two legs in the is a Bermuda international and has scored 174 goals in English football, with Luton boss Matt Bloomfield saying: "He's someone with extreme know-how and a real desire to still go and score goals, a real desire to go and achieve something and a real desire to be a part of what we are building."Odoffin, 27, left Rotherham in May after four years in South Yorkshire and Bloomfield said: "Hakeem is a real leader and someone I've been aware of for a number of years. He is someone who we feel can have the personality and character to have a real impact for us."Lonwijk's loan deal could become permanent if "certain criteria" are met and he is reunited with Bloomfield, who he previously worked with during a loan spell at Wycombe Wanderers in 2024. The 22-year-old Dutchman was previously on loan at Plymouth Argyle when they won the League One title in 2022-23, and has also had loan spells at Fortuna Sittard, Grasshopper and Huddersfield Town.
BBC News
01-07-2025
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Bristol City sign forward Riis after Preston exit
Bristol City have signed forward Emil Riis Jakobsen on a three-year deal following his departure from Preston. The 27-year-old scored 46 goals in 186 games for Preston during his five years at the club and was out of contract at Deepdale this began his career in his home country Denmark for Superliga side Randers."It is no secret how in demand Emil was, and we are very pleased to have secured his signature," said technical director Brian Tinnion, external."He provides us with extra fire-power and is very experienced in the Championship and we cannot wait to see him in action." The Robins have prioritised bringing in a forward this summer, with Riis now joining Sinclair Armstrong and Fally Mayulu - who spent most of last season on loan - in their front line following Nahki Wells' departure."It is a club which has the right ambitions for me, so I am very happy to be here and hopefully I can be a part of the dream to go to the next level," Riis said."I want to score goals and help the team in that way."
BBC News
23-06-2025
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Forward Wells to leave Bristol City
Bristol City have confirmed that forward Nahki Wells is to leave this summer after five-and-a-half-years at the was out of contract and discussions had been ongoing over a new deal. The 35-year-old made 237 appearances for the Robins after signing at the start of 2020 and scored 48 goals - including 10 this past season as the club finished in the Championship play-off places for the first time since 2008."We've created so many special memories that will live with me forever. You've taken me in as one of your own and made my family feel at home from the moment I joined the club," Wells said in a club statement."The moment on the pitch at Ashton Gate finding out we'd made the play-off places is something I will never forget, celebrating something we worked so hard to achieve with the fans who backed us the whole way." Wells joined Bristol City from Burnley in January 2020 in a deal worth £5m and has been a regular presence in their front line under managers Lee Johnson, Dean Holden, Nigel Pearson and most recently Liam said in March - before he left to become Norwich head coach - he hoped Wells would extend his stay at the club after having a "fantastic season".This season the Bermuda international was the only player in the squad over the age of 30 and he leaves four days after Gerhard Struber was appointed the new head coach."I'd like to thank Nahki for everything he has given to Bristol City in his time here," Bristol City chairman Jon Lansdown said."He has been an exceptional role model on and off the pitch, contributing significantly both to the first team and to the development of a number of our young players, and also helping the Robins Foundation to make a difference in our community."
BBC News
20-06-2025
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Forwards will get new 'lease of life' under Struber
New Bristol City manager Gerhard Struber's style of play will give a new "lease of life" to the club's forwards, chairman Jon Lansdown Mayulu, Sinclair Armstrong and Harry Cornick are the three centre-forwards in the squad for next season, although Mayulu spent much of the last campaign on loan and Cornick was out however, reiterated that bolstering their forward line was a priority this summer."Gerhard often plays with two up top, it's a completely different thing. It gives a new lease of life to your Fally's and Sinclair - they will be a really good fit for this style," Lansdown told BBC Radio Bristol."We we still need more because you might have two playing up there rather than one. It's things we're already thinking and already on."Nahki Wells' future at the club still remains unresolved. The 34-year-old was said to be in talks over a new contract last month."I haven't got anything to update at the moment other than we've not lost contact, I've still seen him in and around keeping fit," Lansdown said."We'll pick that up when we get going with Gerhard."
BBC News
17-05-2025
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Wells in talks over new Bristol City contract
Bristol City are in talks over a new contract for experienced striker Nahki Wells. The 34-year-old Bermuda forward's contract comes to an end this summer - five-and-a-half years after he joined the club in a £5m deal from has scored 48 goals in 237 appearances for the Robins, who are also in talks with Lewis Thomas about a new the club has decided to release Stefan Bajic, Ayman Benarous and Kal Naismith following the conclusion of their Kai Churchley, Tim Ap Sion, Marley Rose, Romani Rowe and Callum Wood will also depart Ashton Gate.
