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Burton Albion have signed striker Jack Cooper-Love from Swedish top-flight side Elfsborg on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.

The 22-year-old Swede, whose parents are both from England, makes the move to the Pirelli Stadium having started the 2024 Allsvenska season on loan at promoted side GAIS.

He scored seven goals in 13 appearances in the campaign which started in March.

Cooper-Love had been with Elfsborg since the age of 15 and scored two goals in 22 senior appearances in all competitions.

"This felt like a perfect step to make as it looks like it's going to be a great league this season," Cooper-Love told Burton's website., external

Cooper-Love's switch to English football comes after a number of loan moves away from Elfsborg, which included a spell with Skovde AIK where he scored 14 goals in 27 games to earn the Swedish second division's young player of the season award.

The forward is Burton's 16th summer signing since the Sweden-based Nordic Football Group's takeover of the League One club in early June.

Cooper-Love's addition comes after attacking midfielder Jack Hazlehurst was signed from non-league club Chorley late on Friday.

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Burton Albion have signed Nick Akoto from American third-tier side South Georgia Tormenta on a three-year contract.

The Florida-born right-back started his career at AFC Wimbledon before moving Stateside in 2019 to play college football at Tennessee Wesleyan University.

Akoto told the club's website, external that it was a "no brainer" to join after becoming the Brewers' 18th summer signing.

Brewers co-owner Bendik Hareide said the 25-year-old was "a promising right back with a solid skill set".

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Burton Albion have signed Stevenage defender Terence Vancooten and South Georgia Tormenta full-back Nick Akoto on three-year contracts.

Guyana international Vancooten, 26, joins for an undisclosed fee. He moved to Stevenage from Reading in July 2017 and made 176 league appearances for the club.

Florida-born Akoto, 25, started his career with AFC Wimbledon before going to America to play at Tennessee Wesleyan University.

"Speaking to the sporting director and the owners, the things that they have in place and where they want to go is something that I’m really excited to be a part of," Vancooten told the club website.

Burton have also added 27-year-old Ivan Inzoudine from French fourth-tier side Chambly Oise, although the left-back was immediately loaned out to Swedish top-flight team Kalmar FF until January.

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Burton Albion have signed goalkeeper Harry Isted on a two-year deal from League One rivals Charlton Athletic for an undisclosed fee.

The 27-year-old joined the Addicks last season and made 23 appearances after ending a six-year stint with Luton.

Isted turned out six times for the Hatters allied to loan spells with Oxford City, Wealdstone and Barnsley, whom he helped to the League One play-off final in the 2022-23 season.

"It’s a big moment for me in my career, moving on from Charlton," Isted told the Burton club website., external

"I think it’s an exciting new chapter at Burton with the takeover and the new board."

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Burton Albion have made two late deadline-day loan signings by bringing in Birmingham City attacking midfielder Romelle Donovan and Chelsea striker Ronnie Stutter.

Donovan, 17, made 10 Blues appearances last season following his debut against Hull City in October - in former boss Wayne Rooney's first home game in charge.

He was part of the Blues under-21s team which reached the Professional Development League National Final in 2021.

He joins a Burton side managed by former Chelsea development coach Mark Robinson who have made an indifferent start to the season, picking up two points from their first three games.

Stutter, 19, is yet to make a Chelsea first-team appearance but played under Robinson for the under-21s.

He is the Brewers' 20th summer signing since the Sweden-based Nordic Football Group's takeover of the League One club in early June.

Burton have also announced that Jasper Moon has completed a season-long loan move to League Two side Harrogate Town and that they have parted company with former West Bromwich Albion midfielder Rekeem Harper.

The 24-year-old, who made 34 appearances after joining from Ipswich Town last summer, has come to a mutual agreement with the club to be released from his contract.

Burton are away to Northampton Town on Saturday.

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League One bottom side Burton Albion have signed Burnley left-back Owen Dodgson on loan for the rest of the season.

The 21-year-old is the first signing made by Brewers boss Gary Bowyer, who took the helm at the Pirelli Stadium in December.

On his arrival, Bowyer said signings would be needed to reshape his side for the battle to avoid relegation despite the club making an English-record 23 additions in the summer transfer window.

Dodgson - a former Manchester United youth player, who joined Burnley in November 2020 - has had previous loan spells with Barnsley and Rochdale, as well as Dundee in the Scottish Premiership.

"I spoke to the gaffer and we had some very positive conversations, so now I'm just really excited to join and give my all for the club," Dodgson told the Brewers' website.

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Burton Albion have signed former Iceland international striker Jon Dadi Bodvarsson on a short-term deal after he was released by League One rivals Wrexham.

The 32-year-old former Bolton Wanderers, Millwall and Reading forward, who first moved to English football with Wolves in 2016 from German club Kaiserslautern, made just seven appearances in three months with Wrexham.

Bodvarsson failed to score for the Welsh club in his short time with them, but managed 25 goals across two-and-a-half seasons with League One side Bolton before this term.

"We can't wait for him to get going because he's going to be such a valuable player for us," Burton head coach Gary Bowyer told the club website.

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Burton Albion have signed Wrexham midfielder James Jones in a permanent deal and forward Fabio Tavares on loan from Coventry City.

Jones has agreed an 18-month contract at the Pirelli Stadium after scoring 16 goals in 138 appearances for the Red Dragons.

"The team has great momentum at the minute so hopefully we can carry that on to keep us safe, then we can push on together next year," he said.

Tavares has played 30 games for Coventry but only two this season, and has only made five starts.

Burton are still in the League One relegation places ahead of Saturday's game at Barnsley but have been in excellent form of late under Gary Bowyer, winning their last three and scoring nine goals in the process.

On the signing of 28-year-old Jones, Bowyer said: "When I spoke to him he was excited and wanted to come and join us, (and) he also brings a winning mentality into the group having had back-to-back promotions with Wrexham."

The arrival of Jones and Tavares follows the signings of full-back Owen Dodgson, midfielder JJ McKiernan and forward Jon Dadi Bodvarsson earlier this month.

Sporting director Hareide steps down
Meanwhile, Bendik Hareide has stepped down from the Burton board and resigned his job as sporting director of the Nordic Football Group.

He had been on leave of absence since November for personal reasons concerning his daughter and said he was not able to give "full focus and 100% commitment" in the current circumstances.

"Bendik was with us at the start of our journey with Burton Albion last year and we have experienced a lot in this short time, particularly during our first summer where he led on overhauling the entire coaching and playing squad," said deputy chairman Tom Davidson.

"Due to his personal circumstances, we have agreed that now is the right time for Bendik to step away permanently so he can continue to give his full focus to his daughter and family without any distractions."

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Burton Albion striker Jack Cooper-Love has secured a transfer deadline-day move to Dutch second-tier side De Graafschap on loan until the end of the season.

The deal sees the 22-year-old Swede move to the Netherlands after joining the Brewers on a three-year contract last summer.

Cooper-Love scored twice in 21 games this term, with his goals coming in back-to-back League One games against Rotherham and Barnsley in September.

De Graafschap, who have an option to turn Cooper-Love's loan into a permanent transfer, are currently seventh in the Eerste Divisie, four points off the promotion play-off places.

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Burton Albion have moved to reward key personnel who helped preserve their League One status by offering new deals to seven out-of-contract players.

The Brewers secured their third-tier survival after a win against Cambridge United and a draw with Wigan in the closing weeks of the season.

Those crucial four points ensured manager Gary Bowyer's side could not be caught despite a final-day defeat at Charlton.

Now goalkeeper Max Crocombe, defender Ryan Sweeney, forward Jón Dadi Bödvarsson and key midfielder Kegs Chauke are all in negotiations over new terms.

Defender Finn Delp, Fabio Tavares and Kamil Dudek have also been offered deals.

Meanwhile, development players Josh Taroni and Jack Newall have been promoted to the first-team squad.

And six players have been released with Anthony Forde, Mason Bennett, Jack Stretton, Cameron Gilbert, Toby Oakes and Dylan Scott all parting company with the club.