Shrewsbury sign Hull wing-back Brandon Fleming and Southampton midfielder Ryan Finnigan on season-long loan deals.
Shrewsbury Town have taken their haul of summer transfer window signings to 14 with the deadline-day arrival of Hull City's Brandon Fleming and Ryan Finnigan from Southampton.
Wing-back Fleming, 23, and midfielder Finnigan, 19, have both dropped down from the Championship to join League One Hull on a season-long loan.But Finnigan will not be available to join boss Matt Taylor's squad. Fleming, who has made 45 appearances for the Tigers, has had three loan spells away from the Championship club - at non-league Gainsborough Trinity, Bolton Wanderers and Oxford United.
He will help cover for Jordan Shipley, who has been ruled out for three months with a knee problem, having been injured in"The recruitment strategy has changed due to injuries in the squad," said Taylor. "So we're really pleased to sign a player of Brandon's experience. He's an attack-minded left wing-back with experience of both the Championship and League One."
Finnigan made his only first-team appearance so far for Southampton as a late substitute in the 2-0 FA Cup third-round win over Shrewsbury. He spent the second half of last seasonThe 17-year-old midfielder has joined Premier League Newcastle United for an undisclosed fee, as part of a package which also includes a "sizeable sell-on clause and add-ons".
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