Doncaster sign West Ham midfielder Kelly on loan

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Image caption, Patrick Kelly has recently broken into West Ham United's Under-21s side

Doncaster Rovers have signed midfielder Patrick Kelly on a season-long loan deal from Premier League side West Ham United.

The 19-year-old joined the Hammers from his boyhood side Coleraine in 2022 at the age of 16.

Kelly is yet to make a full senior appearance for West Ham, however, but won the FA Youth Cup and Under-18 Premier League South with their Under-18s side.

鈥淲hat we like is that he鈥檚 excellent on the ball and an all-action type that can jump and press and recover with ease. He can also beat people, which is very important for us," Rovers boss Grant McCann said.