Barnsley FC transfer news: Athletic striker becomes signing number seven
Published 16th Jul 2026, 12:30 GMT
Updated 16th Jul 2026, 12:31 GMT
Barnsley have signed striker Makenzie Kirk on a season-long loan from Portsmouth as their recruitment continues to gather pace.
The 22-year-old Northern Ireland Under-21 international has experience in English and Scottish football.
For his part, Kirk - an international team-mate of Patrick Kelly - sees Oakwell as a good place to continue his development.
"I've spoken to a lot of boys who've been here before – Conor Chaplin, Jordan Williams and Ben Killip - and they all said the same thing: it's a massive club," he said. "It was one thing that I just knew; if I came here, I'm going to be thriving in the right place."
Kirk is Barnsley’s seventh signing of the summer, the first of Daniel Stendel’s second spell as coach.
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