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Doncaster Rovers have signed Barrow midfielder Robbie Gotts on a two-year deal with the option of a further 12 months.

The 25-year-old becomes Rovers' first signing since the club secured promotion to the third tier as League Two champions.

But manager Grant McCann said the club have tracked the former Leeds academy product for a number of seasons.

"Robbie is a player we've kept an eye on for a few years," McCann told the club website., external

"He's been excellent at Barrow with what he has brought to that team and I've been a big admirer of him – his energy, him as a person, his bite, his aggression to get after the ball and use it, and his ability to create and score goals.

"He's going to be a massive help for us next season."

Harrogate-born Gotts came through the academy ranks at Leeds before joining Barrow in 2021 and going on to make 170 appearances for the Cumbrian outfit.

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Doncaster Rovers striker Billy Sharp has signed a new one-year deal with the newly promoted club.

The 39-year-old joined Doncaster for a fourth spell last summer and scored nine goals in 43 league appearances as the South Yorkshire side won the League Two title.

The new contract will allow Sharp to keep playing beyond his 40th birthday, which falls in February.

"I thoroughly enjoyed this season, getting promoted, winning the league - it all fell into place nicely," Sharp told the club website., external

"I feel wanted here. It's a great dressing room and we're playing a league higher and everyone wants to play as high as they can.

"To be able to still be playing League One football at the age of 40 will be a big achievement as well for me."

No player has scored more than Sharp's 258 league goals in the top four tiers of English football since he made his debut for Sheffield United in November 2004.

He went on to have two further spells with the Blades and twice helped them win promotion to the Premier League.

Sharp, who has won six promotions across his career, has also had spells with Rushden & Diamonds, Scunthorpe United, Southampton, Nottingham Forest, Reading, Leeds United, LA Galaxy and Hull City.

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Doncaster Rovers have signed Dundee United winger Glenn Middleton on a two-year deal.

The 25-year-old will join the newly promoted League One side on 1 July when his contract with the Scottish Premiership side ends.

He scored eight goals in 84 league appearances for United after joining from Rangers.

"I've been tracking Glenn for quite a bit - even back to my first spell here, he was a player we really liked," boss Grant McCann told the club website.

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Doncaster Rovers have re-signed goalkeeper Thimothee Lo-Tutala on a season-long loan from Hull City.

The 22-year-old returns to the newly-promoted League One club after spending the second half of the 2023-24 season at the Eco-Power Stadium and keeping eight clean sheets in 20 appearances.

"I'm buzzing to be back here - I have a real soft spot for the club; it was a no-brainer for me," the Frenchman told Rovers' club website., external

Lo-Tutala made just a single appearance last season for Crawley Town following an emergency loan move in March from parent club Hull, where he was an unused substitute for 19 Championship matches.

"We're delighted to get Timmy back and huge thanks to Hull City," Rovers boss Grant McCann added.

"We are getting another great character to add to our changing room and a goalkeeper that fits our style perfectly."

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Doncaster Rovers have signed Crystal Palace defender Sean Grehan for an undisclosed fee and taken Tottenham forward Damola Ajayi on a season-long loan.

Grehan has agreed a three-year deal with the League One club after making seven appearances for Palace's Under-21s in the EFL Trophy.

"I think it's the right move for me now. I've had a few loan spells and I just want to somewhere, settle in and play games," the 21-year-old said.

Ajayi, 19, scored on his competitive debut for Spurs against Elfsborg in the Europa League last season.

"This is a top club that has just had a great season and I'm ready to kick on," he told the club website., external

"I feel like I can see what Rovers are trying to build and I feel like they're heading in the right direction.

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Doncaster Rovers have signed defender Connor O'Riordan from Blackburn Rovers on a season-long loan.

The 21-year-old has made over 100 senior appearances having come through the ranks at Crewe Alexandra before his move to Ewood Park.

O'Riordan has also represented Republic of Ireland at age-group level.

"Connor is a player we have admired for a long time. He's been exceptional for Crewe and rightly got his move to Blackburn," Doncaster manager Grant McCann told the club website., external

"Although he's young, he's played over 100 senior games at League One and Two level as well as a few games in the Championship for Blackburn."