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BARNSLEY defender Kacper Lopata has joined League Two outfit Bristol Rovers on loan for the rest of the 2025-26 season – linking up with ex-Reds head coach Darrell Clarke in the process.

BRADFORD City manager Graham Alexander says that the Bantams are in 'a good place' heading into the final few weeks of the summer window - but says that they are not shutting up shop just yet.