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Will Dickson.
Will Dickson has become Chesterfield’s seventh signing of the January transfer window.
The Spireites have moved to turn the 21-year-old’s loan from Manchester City into a permanent deal, as previously reported by the DT. The club was ironing out the finer details on Friday morning and it has now been confirmed that he has signed a contract until summer 2027.
The striker, who was under contract at City until summer 2027 and who had been there since 2015, has mainly been used off the bench this season but the Blues think he has a lot of potential and is someone they can improve and develop. His highlight so far came when he dribbled with the ball from inside his own half before keeping his cool to slot in against Newport County.
Dickson, who scored for fun for City’s youth teams, had a loan spell at Motherwell last season. With it being unlikely that he would be able to force himself into Pep Guardiola’s star-studded side, a permanent move and a fresh start was probably best for his career.
Dickson follows Malik Owolabi-Belewu, Freddie Ladapo, Sam Curtis, Sil Swinkels, Sammy Braybrooke and Tom Pearce in signing for Chesterfield this month. Although nothing can be completely ruled out, the announcement of Dickson’s move is likely to complete the Spireites’ transfer business in terms of incomings but there could still be one or two who depart before the end of the month.
Chesterfield are happy with the squad they have got after doing what looks like some excellent business in a window which is always described as the most difficult with transfers usually going to the last day and even the last hours.
The transfer window closes on February 2 at 7pm.
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