Huge Blow: Charlton Athletic, Leading Birmingham City, Huddersfield Town keen on 26-year-old, report claims
Huge Blow: Charlton Athletic, Leading Birmingham City, Huddersfield Town keen on 26-year-old, report claims
Birmingham City, Huddersfield Town and Charlton Athletic are all showing interest in free agent defender Tennai Watson, a report from Football League World has claimed.
Watson, 26, has been a free agent since the end of the season. He saw his MK Dons contract run out at the end of June and since then, he’s been on the hunt for a new club.
The former Coventry City and Reading man has spent much of his career playing his trade in League One but he has Championship experience to his name too, playing four times in the division.
Now, as per a report from Football League World, Watson is wanted in both the second and third tiers.
They report that Birmingham City, Huddersfield Town and Charlton Athletic are all showing an interest in the defender. Talks have been held with the Blues and the Terriers over a possible move while the Addicks continue to monitor his situation.
A shrewd signing?
Of the three sides claimed to be interested, Watson would probably be in with the best chance of regular minutes at Charlton Athletic. He’s got a good amount of League One experience under his belt but a starting role in the Championship would be harder to come by.
Nevertheless, he could prove to be a clever signing for either Birmingham City or Huddersfield Town too. He’d add depth on the right-hand side, offering himself as a full-back or wing-back.
As a free agent, Watson is a low-risk signing for all three of the reportedly interested sides and it wouldn’t be a surprise if he’s snapped up sooner rather than later as the new season nears. Time will tell just where he ends up though as he looks for pastures new after leaving MK Dons.
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A man has appeared in court charged with the manslaughter of Jake Rainton who died after being attacked in Huddersfield town centre.
Ryan Patient, 24, of Leeds Road in Huddersfield, appeared before magistrates’ in Leeds on Wednesday charged with manslaughter.
Jake, 23, from Golcar, died after being attacked close at the Revolution bar in Cross Church Street. Heart-breaking floral tributes have been left close to where the incident happened. Among them was a bouquet from the company where he worked, Thornton & Ross, Linthwaite, and a poignant one from his devastated mother Dawn.
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A spokesman for Thornton & Ross/STADA UK, one of Huddersfield’s biggest employers, said in a statement earlier this week: “Our Thornton and Ross community is still coming to terms with the exceptionally sad news of Jake’s death.
“Production assistant Jake was an extremely valued and well-liked colleague by all those who knew him at our Linthwaite factory, during the past 18 months he worked at the site. Our focus is on supporting Jake’s immediate family right now with maximum care and thoughtfulness.”
More than £8,500 has been raised so far to help pay for Jake’s funeral.
Mr Patient will appear at Leeds Crown Court on August 16.
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