Walsall loan Lincoln City hot prospect Freddie Draper
Walsall have boosted their firepower for the new season with the season-long loan of Lincoln City hotshot Freddie Draper.
Former Derby scholar Draper, 18, is highly regarded with the League One Imps and gave his reputation a shot in the arm with a red-hot recent goal spell on loan at Drogheda United in the League of Ireland.
The teen bagged eight goals in 21 appearances, including seven in the final 12 games to help his loan side and push himself right among the division's leading scorers.
Draper made his professional debut for Lincoln aged 16 in 2021 and boosts boss Mat Sadler's forward options ahead of a first friendly at Leamington next Tuesday.
It was a move that I really wanted to do," Draper said. “It is the next step up for me and I am happy that it has gone through and I can’t wait to get started. The loan with Drogheda was a brilliant experience and something that I needed
."
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