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Defender Ryan Tafazolli has left League One side Wycombe Wanderers to join League Two club Swindon Town on a one-year deal.

The 33-year-old centre-back joined Wycombe in 2020 and made 128 appearances for the club, who loaned him to Hong Kong Premier League side Lee Man in January.

Tafazolli also played more than 100 times each for Mansfield Town and Peterborough United and had a brief spell at Hull City before signing for The Chairboys.

"I'm really pleased to be joining Swindon Town at this stage of my career," Tafazolli told the Robins' website., external

"I'm looking forward to getting started, working hard on the pitch and hopefully giving the fans plenty to cheer about."

The 6ft 5in former Southampton youth player is Swindon's 12th signing of the summer.

Swindon Town have signed striker Ollie Palmer from Wrexham on a two-year deal.

The 33-year-old scored 44 goals in 150 appearances for the Welsh side and was part of the squad that won three promotions from the National League to the Championship.

Palmer joins after striker Harry Smith was ruled out for the rest of the season having ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in the defeat by Barnet on 19 August.

"I'm really excited to sign for a club of Swindon's stature," Palmer told the club website., external

"The ambition here is clear, and I want to play my part in helping the team push up the table and compete for promotion."

Palmer was in the final year of his deal at Wrexham and had been expected to leave the club this summer after falling down the pecking order as they reached the second tier and bolstered their front line.

He had not played in a competitive fixture since February when he scored two stoppage-time headers against Hull City in the EFL Cup earlier this month, to send the game to penalties which Wrexham went on to win 5-3.

Palmer has also played for Crawley, Leyton Orient, Mansfield, Lincoln, AFC Wimbledon, Luton and Grimsby across his career which has seen him play more than 500 games in English football.

Confirming the departure on social media Wrexham said: "After an historic three-and-a-half-year association with the Red Dragons, an agreement has been reached for Ollie Palmer to depart the Club by mutual consent."

The Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney-owned Championship club added: "All the best for the future, Ollie!"

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Swindon Town have signed defender Jamie Knight-Lebel and midfielder Adam Murphy from Bristol City on loan deals for the rest of the season.

Centre-back Knight-Lebel has played three games for City - two in the Championship - and spent last season on loan at Crewe Alexandra in League Two where he scored three goals in 33 league games.

The 20-year-old, who is under contract with the Championship club until 2027, has also been capped three times by Canada.

Both of the deals include the option of a recall in January.

Murphy has been part of City's academy since the start of 2024 after joining from Irish side St Patrick's Athletic, but he has yet to play for their first team.

He is currently away with the Ireland Under-21 squad and he will join Swindon ahead of their League Two fixture against Barrow on 6 September.

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Swindon Town have signed former QPR and Cardiff City winger Junior Hoilett on a permanent deal until the end of the season.

The addition of the 35-year-old Canada international, who began his senior career with Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League, comes after the Robins signed defender Jake Batty from Blackburn Rovers on a permanent deal until the end of the season and agreed a loan deal for Manchester United winger James Scanlon for the rest of the campaign.

Hoilett has played for Aberdeen, Vancouver Whitecaps and Hibernian after leaving Reading in 2023, helping HIbs to third in the Scottish Premiership last season.

The 35-year-old said:, external "The club has a clear ambition, and I'm looking forward to contributing on and off the pitch."

Left-back Batty, 20, has come through the ranks at Rovers' academy and made two appearances for the first team.

He went on loan to Accrington Stanley last season where he played on 29 occasions.

"I'm really excited to be joining Swindon Town and to get the chance to play regular first-team football," Batty told the club website., external

"The club has a great history and a real ambition, and I can't wait to get started and contribute wherever I'm needed.

"My focus is on helping the team, learning every day, and giving my best on the pitch for the fans."

Forward Scanlon joins from Manchester United's academy on a loan for the remainder of the League Two campaign.

The 19-year-old, who has made 20 appearances for Gibraltar, has featured for the Premier League side's under-21s but is yet to play for the first team.

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Swindon Town forward Aaron Drinan has signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract to keep him at the club until the summer of 2028.

Drinan is the Robins' top scorer this season, with 24 goals in all competitions including 18 in the league.

The 27-year-old joined Swindon in February 2024 from Leyton Orient and has made 83 appearances since.