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Carlisle United have signed forward Dan Adu-Adjei on a season-long loan deal from Premier League side Bournemouth.

The 19-year-old joined the Cherries from Fulham in 2021 and made his first-team debut for the club in the FA Cup last term.

He went on to join Leyton Orient on loan, making 10 appearances and scoring one goal for the club.

"He'll bring something totally different to the forward options we've got at the club - he's prolific in development football, he's got a great goalscoring record," boss Paul Simpson told the club website.

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Carlisle United defensive midfielder Jon Mellish has signed a new contract to remain with the club until the end of the 2026-27 season.

The 26-year-old has scored 30 goals in 219 appearances for Carlisle, having joined the club in 2019 from Gateshead.

"It's always a tricky one because there was an enquiry to try and take Jon away to a higher level, I'm not going to name the club, and it unsettles players, so I had a conversation with Jon and we wanted him to be assured that he's a big part of what we want to do moving forward as a football club," boss Paul Simpson said., external

"We've extended his contract just so that he knows he's a big part of it, and I'm delighted because his record for us while I've been at the club has been fantastic, it gives us real versatility."

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Carlisle United signed left-back Ben Williams on a short-term deal until January 2025.

The former Wales Under-21 international will provide some defensive cover with the several players struggling for full fitness.

Williams began his career at Barnsley before spending the last two and a half seasons in League One with Cheltenham Town.

“We’ve hit a bit of a problem this week with Cameron Harper and Taylor Charters both suffering from persistent niggles they’ve had," said , externalboss Paul Simpson.

"They both dropped out of training on Tuesday so we were put in a position where we needed to make a signing."

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With Simpson keen to build a squad capable of mounting a sustained challenge for promotion in League Two this season, he said Williams "jumped" at the chance to make the trip north.

"Credit to him, because we’ve enquired about lots of players over recent weeks and I sometimes get the feeling they don’t actually want to play football," he said.

"Ben jumped at the opportunity, he loved the thought of it and he wanted to come up and play.”

The deal went through in time for Williams to make an immediate debut in Saturday's 4-1 defeat by Gillingham.

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Carlisle United have signed Bournemouth midfielder Dominic Sadi on loan for the season.

The 20-year-old West Ham United product made his Premier League debut in a 3-0 win over Brighton and Hove Albion last season and has three more first-team appearances under his belt for the Cherries in cup competitions.

Sadi was released by West Ham in 2022 and joined Bournemouth, who had spotted him playing for Isthmian League Premier Division side Wingate & Finchley, on loan from the Hammers.

Cumbrians manager Paul Simpson told the club website, external: "He's a really exciting young footballer and his record in the development teams with Bournemouth is excellent.

"He's somebody who can get goals and he's a creative player, so I'm hoping for goals and assists from him.

"He's a good friend of Dan [Adu-Adjei] and I asked him about him when we were thinking about signing him. He gave him a glowing reference and from what we've seen of him, we think he'll add something different to the group.

"It's a challenge for him because it's his first loan out, but Bournemouth think really highly of him."

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Carlisle have signed winger Jordan Jones from League One side Wigan.

The 29-year-old Northern Ireland international moves to the League Two club on a three-year deal.

Jones came through the Middlesbrough academy before a move to Kilmarnock in 2016 sparked his career into life, playing 146 games for the Scottish club.

An unproductive move to Rangers and loan spell at Sunderland followed before Jones joined Wigan in 2021, playing over 50 times, either side of loans at St Mirren and back at Kilmarnock.

"He’s a really positive, attack-minded player who I’m hoping will bring some creativity, assists and add some goals to our team," manager Paul Simpson told the club website., external

"He’s played at a high level, and had a really good career to date and I’m hoping he can continue that at Carlisle United."

Carlisle have won one and lost two of their opening three games of the new season and host Tranmere on Saturday.

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Carlisle United have signed midfielder Will Patching from Irish side Derry City on a two-and-a-half-year contract.

The 26-year-old, who came up through the Manchester City academy system, is a former England youth international.

He has scored 35 goals in 130 appearances since initially joining Derry on loan in 2021 from League of Ireland Premier Division side Dundalk.

Patching also spent a season at Notts County following his release by Manchester City in the summer of 2018.

"Will is a really exciting signing, he brings experience and a technical quality that will improve us," head coach Mike Williamson told the club website, external.

"He brings a skillset that will get fans excited, we just need to manage him over these next few weeks and almost get another pre-season into him to make sure he's ready to go.

"He's been finished his season in Ireland for over a month, so we'll need to do some work with him to get him back up to speed.

"We've managed to beat off competition from a number of other clubs to get him in with us so we're delighted."

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Carlisle United have signed Blackpool midfielder Elliot Embleton on a three-and-a-half year deal.

The Cumbrians have picked up the ex-Sunderland man who only joined the Seasiders in the summer and made 23 appearances for the League One club.

Embleton, 25, is a former England youth international who spent seven years at the Stadium of Light, which included loan spells at Grimsby Town, Blackpool and Derby County.

He made 92 appearances for Sunderland and was a regular in the team that won promotion back to the Championship in 2021-22, scoring the opening goal in the 2-0 play-off final win over Wycombe Wanderers.

Embleton was on loan at Bloomfield Road for the second half of the 2020-21 season and Blackpool manager Steve Bruce said: "It hasn't really worked out for him second time around, maybe because of the way we play."

Carlisle head coach Mike Williamson told the club website, external: "We're delighted to have signed someone of Elliot's calibre, amongst a lot of interest from other clubs.

"He's played a lot of games already for Blackpool this season, so he comes into us fit and ready to go. He will add vital quality to the squad and he's someone that will excite the fans."

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Carlisle United have made their second signing of the week by bringing in midfielder Callum Whelan from Gateshead.

The 26-year-old has signed a two-and-a-half year deal with League Two's bottom side and joins for an undisclosed fee.

His arrival follows that of Elliot Embleton after the former Sunderland player moved from Blackpool on Thursday.

Whelan played under Carlisle manager Mike Williamson at Gateshead, scoring 13 times from midfield over the past two seasons.

Williamson said: "Cal is someone we have been after for a while.

"He brings energy, hunger and a high level of technical ability. He will fit straight in and improve us instantly."

A 3-2 defeat at Crewe on New Year's Day left Carlisle in 92nd place in the Football League, four points from safety.

They play Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park on Saturday.

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Carlisle United have re-signed striker Cedwyn Scott on a one-and-a-half-year deal from fellow League Two side Notts County for an undisclosed fee.

The 26-year-old began his career with Huddersfield Town's youth setup and later had spells with Berwick Rangers and Forfar Athletic.

He had a short-term spell with Carlisle in 2021 and made seven appearances before moving to Gateshead and later Notts County, where he made 61 appearances and scored 17 goals.

"Cedwyn is a player I've worked with before so we know the quality he possesses," boss Mike Williamson said.

"He's at a stage in his career where he's hungry to progress and kick on which is the profile of player we're looking for."

Scott scored 24 goals in 45 appearances for Gateshead in National League North before moving to Notts County in 2022.

Whilst with the Magpies, he helped them win promotion back to the English Football League and scored the winning penalty against Chesterfield in the 2023 National League promotion final at Wembley.

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Carlisle United have signed Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Sean Fusire on loan until the end of the season.

The 19-year-old has made four appearances for the Owls this season, all in the EFL Cup.

Fursire is the fourth player to join the Cumbrians, who are bottom of the EFL, this month after Elliot Embleton, Callum Whelan and Cedwyn Scott.

"Sean is a very exciting player. He's dynamic, young, and hungry to impress. He fits perfectly with our principles," boss Mike Williamson told the club website.