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Walsall lose race to sign Matt Gill
Monday 6th June 2011, 11:00AM BST.
Walsall today lost the race to sign Matt Gill after the midfielder joined Bristol Rovers.
The 30-year-old signed a three-year deal at the League Two club, despite serious interest from the Saddlers and Exeter.
Gill was one of boss Dean Smith’s top targets after a successful loan spell last term when he made eight appearances, scoring twice.
But, after his release from Norwich last week, Gill will now link up with new Rovers manager Paul Buckle – who he played with at Exeter.
Rovers chairman Nick Higgs said: “We would like to welcome Matt to the club as our first summer signing.
“We have agreed terms with him and he will be signing his contract later this week after undergoing a medical with us.
“Paul has kept in constant contact with us, despite being on holiday, and Matt was a target who was very high up on his list.
“We are confident that this will be the first of many new signings to arrive at the Memorial Stadium over the coming weeks.”
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