Mat Sadler confirms loan plans for young Walsall prospects
Mat Sadler has revealed Walsall will be searching for loan opportunities for young duo Dylan Thomas and Charlie Wragg.
Wragg bagged a brace in the Saddlers' 4-0 win over Leamington in their pre-season opener, while Thomas set-up the third goal for summer signing Aaron Pressley.
Thomas had loan spells at Bromsgrove Sporting and Redditch United last term and Wragg also racked up plenty of minutes with the likes of Bromsgrove, Alvechurch and Halesowen.
Sadler said: "Charlie will go out on loan again and we'll try to get him as many minutes as we possibly can.
"He's very comfortably at Step 3 level. We'll see if there's a Step 2 loan but it might be another Step 3 opportunity and hopefully he'll get more minutes and more goals.
"It's exactly the same with Dylan too. He needs more games and is probably similar to the situation Ronan [Maher] was in if you rewind the clock a couple of years.
"These guys are now on that same path."
Wragg just missed out on promotion with Halesowen last season and Yeltz boss Russ Penn has revealed he is open to the possibility of re-signing him on loan.
Meanwhile, Thomas has made four first team appearances for the Saddlers and made his debut aged 16 in an EFL Trophy group stage tie against Brighton under-21s in 2023.
Sadler also handed cameos to fellow academy products Stan Straw, McLloyd Oben and Paul Makavore.
And Walsall could also fast track the development of Straw and Oben, who Sadler believes are physically ready to enter the men's game.
"There might be an accelerated path for McLloyd and Stan because I think they already have the physical ability to play men's football," he added.
"Maybe Step 3 or Step 4 for those guys because I think they can handle it."
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