, AFC Wimbledon complete move for Birmingham City goalkeeper

AFC Wimbledon complete move for Birmingham City goalkeeper

AFC Wimbledon have signed Connal Trueman on loan from Birmingham City for the season as confirmed by the club website.

The 24-year-old goalkeeper came through the Birmingham City youth system and served as a back-up to Lee Camp last season. Because of this, he was able to make ten appearances. He has also been sent out on loan twice before, both times to non-league sides. Those stints were at Leamington and Solihull Moors.

Trueman might have hoped of having a crack at the Birmingham number one spot after it was announced Lee Camp would be leaving the club. That will not be the case though as he has instead signed a loan deal taking him to Wimbledon. The advantage of this move is that there is little chance he is going to end up a reserve and should have a year of being the number one goalkeeper, something that will be crucial for his development as a player.

His new head coach Glyn Hodges said: “Connal has been on my radar for a while.

“Kevin Hitchcock, who is a friend of mine and was Goalkeeper Coach at Birmingham when Zola was manager, told me about Connal a long time ago. When he became available we took the opportunity and we are delighted to have him on board. Connal is at a great age and he could potentially end up being the Birmingham number one so we have got him at a good time and he’s hungry to do well. He is forging a career for himself and if he comes here and does well for himself it will be great for both parties.”

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