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Blackburn Rovers have signed Stoke City midfielder Lewis Baker on a season-long loan.
The former Chelsea youngster made 21 appearances for the Potters last season across all competitions, scoring three goals.
“Hopefully I can add to the good start the club have had to the campaign, I’m excited,” Baker said.
“Every time I’ve come to Blackburn it’s been a difficult place to play and I know how it can be
“It’s the perfect opportunity to get first-team minutes and show what I can do,” Dobbin told the club website, external.
“I’ve heard a lot about the Championship and I know it’s a tough, competitive league. I’m ready for it, though. I really want to show what I’m about.”
Baggies boss Carlos Corberan is aiming to go one better than last season and gain promotion to the Premier League
Despite being a prodigiously talented fighter, who idolised Muhammad Ali and Floyd Mayweather Jr, with the potential to follow in his father’s footsteps, Lewis chose to chase his football dream, joining City’s academy around the age of eight.
That path into professional football, especially at the very elite Premier League clubs, is well documented for its difficulty.
For City academy prospects, the road to the first team is one