Chesterfield eye ex-Rotherham United star Freddie Ladapo after Huddersfield Town exit
Freddie Ladapo could be set for a move to Chesterfield following his Huddersfield Town exit.
The 32-year-old, a three-time League One promotion-winner, arrived at Huddersfield in September 2024 following the termination of his Ipswich Town contract.
He had impressed during his last spell in Yorkshire, registering 41 goals in 123 appearances for Rotherham United between 2019 and 2022.
However, he managed just one goal across 25 outings for the Terriers before seeing his deal ended by mutual consent in September.
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He is now a free agent, although cannot pen fresh terms until January as he left Huddersfield after the closure of the summer window.
The experienced frontman is training with League Two outfit Chesterfield and has impressed a former Terrier.
Ex-Huddersfield playmaker Gary Roberts is now employed as Chesterfield’s first-team coach and has told the Derbyshire Times there could be a January move for Ladapo.
He said: “He is training with us. He has been training with us now for two weeks and he has been brilliant. He is a really good player. He is enjoying it, doesn’t miss a session, and he looks in really good shape. He has trained so well and it is nice to have him in.
"If anything happens it will be in January. I think we would like to keep him. Can he help us? 100 per cent.
“There will be a lot of teams after him but I think we will speak to him towards the start of the window. I have played against him a couple of times. He is a really good footballer. He trains hard everyday and he is a really good person.”
Lee Grant on Freddie Ladapo’s Terriers exit
Regarding Ladapo’s Huddersfield exit, Terriers boss Lee Grant said: "As a club, we’ve been having honest conversations with Freddie about the likely size his role here for some time, and this mutual decision is the natural conclusion of those discussions.
“Remaining professional, committed and training well throughout pre-season and the first month of competitive matches, I would have expected nothing less from Freddie having got to know him and worked with him closely in the past.”