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Veteran goalkeeper Ben Hamer has signed a new short-term contract with Championship side Queens Park Rangers.
The 38-year-old originally joined the Londoners in September as cover after an injury to Joe Walsh.
Hamer has gone on to play seven times for the club since his debut in early November as he and Paul Nardi have competed to be first choice.
“Ben has had a big impact on the group since
Charlton Athletic have signed former Montpellier and Wolfsburg defender Jerome Roussillon on a “short-term” contract.
The 32-year-old has experience of playing Champions League and Europa League football and links up with the Addicks to provide cover at left-back, with Josh Edwards currently out injured.
Roussillon represented France at youth level before opting to play for the Guadeloupe national team in 2023. He has eight senior caps.
“I’m really happy to
Sheffield United have signed former Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford on a short-term deal until January.
The 32-year-old was a free agent after being released by the Premier League side in August.
The Blades have made a poor start to the Championship season and are three points adrift of safety after 15 matches.
Bamford, who won one cap for England in 2021, could make his debut in the Steel City
Watford are really close to being a decent Championship team. But the nagging feeling remains this young group under progressive head coach Javi Gracia probably need another 12-18 months together before we see the best of them.
The problem with that is some of the talent may not still be at the club and the other problem is nor may the head coach.
That’s not to say Gracia’s done much
Charlton Athletic have signed Cuba international winger Onel Hernandez on a short-term contract.
The 32-year-old was released in the summer following seven years at Norwich City.
Hernandez scored 15 goals in 210 appearances for the Canaries and was part of two Championship title-winning sides in his time at the club.
The Addicks are seventh in the table and unbeaten in their past three matches.
“I’m really happy to be here.
It’s a fifth spell in English football for Valerien Ismael – his fourth as a head coach following his time as a Crystal Palace player more than 25 years ago.
He’s been out of management for just under a year after a 40-match tenure at Watford came to end in March 2024 and inherits a Blackburn Rovers team that sits sixth with a dozen games to go.
The contract might
Birmingham City have signed Scotland defender Grant Hanley on a short-term contract until the end of the season from Norwich City.
The 33-year-old former Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United centre-back was released from the remaining six months of his Canaries contract to allow him to join Blues.
Hanley becomes the first January transfer window signing made by head coach Chris Davies.
Birmingham have lost fellow defender Lee Buchanan, who
Having fired in an excellent volley to draw the sides level at 1-1 he curled in an effort from the corner of the penalty area deep in second-half stoppage time to seal a point in the match on 22 November.
His departure comes as Ibrahim Cissoko returns to fitness, while Muhamed Tijani, who he replaced, is also due back within the next month.
Former Argyle boss Wayne Rooney had been
Luton Town have signed former Netherlands international Erik Pieters on a short-term deal.
The 36-year-old ex-Stoke City defender has been a free agent since leaving West Bromwich Albion in the summer.
Pieters made 206 appearances in a six-year spell with the Potters and has 18 international caps.
Nineteenth-placed Luton are without defenders Teden Mengi, Amari’i Bell, Reece Burke and Reuell Walters because of injury.
Head coach Rob Edwards described Pieters,
He scored 25 goals when Burnley won the Championship in 2016 and was sold to Watford for a then-club record fee believed to be around £18.5m in August 2017.
He had a spell at Greek side Aris Salonika before moving to Saudi Arabia last year.
“Once we knew the severity of Muhamed’s injury, we moved quickly to bring in a striker to replace him,” Argyle head coach Wayne Rooney told