Sligo Rovers have signed 23-year-old defender James Finnerty from Bohemians.
Finnerty was on-loan at Galway United for much of last season, helping them reach the First Division play-offs.
A native of Meath, he was previously on the books of Aston Villa – but now joins Rovers for the 2023.
He is the fourth ‘new’ signing made by manager John Russell in the close season, following in the footsteps of Daniel Lafferty, Johan Brannefalk, and Lukas Browning.
Rovers are scheduled to return to pre-season in just over two weeks as Russell starts preparations for the season opener against Shamrock Rovers on February 18th at The Showgrounds.
Elsewhere, Sligo Rovers women’s goalkeeper Kristen Sample posted on Social Media on Friday that she is not in the club’s plans for next season.
The American broke her arm in the early part of last season.
She also worked as a goalkeeping coach at the Showgrounds but indicated on Friday that she will now be moving on.
Rovers already confirmed that Charlestown’s Jessica Casey (pictured) has re-signed for next season.
A graduate of the Rovers Academy, Casey attends St Attracta’s School in Tubbercurry and was a regular starter for the Rovers Women’s under-19 team last season.
