Barnsley transfer latest: Centre-half returns from loan spell at League Two outfit
BARNSLEY defender Kacper Lopata has returned early to the League One club – halfway through his season-long loan spell at struggling League Two outfit Bristol Rovers.
The Polish centre-half, who was born in Poland but moved to Bristol with his family as a youngster, made 17 appearances in all competitions for Rovers.
Lopata, who spent a spell earlier in his career in Yorkshire at Sheffield United, joined the Reds on a four-year deal in the summer of 2023, but has failed to establish himself at Oakwell, making just 16 appearances, including just two last season.
In his maiden season at the club, he made a number of appearances early on in the 2023-24 campaign before sustaining a fractured collarbone in the autumn.
The 23-year-old moved on a season-long loan to SPL side Ross County in August 2024, making 31 appearances in total.
He previously spent the second half of the previous 23-24 campaign on loan at Port Vale, having joined on deadline day in the 2024 winter window.