Barnsley transfer latest: Defender heads out on loan for fourth time in Reds career
BARNSLEY defender Kacper Lopata has been loaned out to League Two outfit Walsall for the rest of the season.
The move comes after his recall from his season-long loan spell at fellow fourth-tier outfit Bristol Rovers earlier this month.
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.