Young striker Ciaran McGuckin has joined Yeovil Town on loan from League One side Rotherham United until January.
The 20-year-old striker made three appearances off the bench for the Millers at the start of last season in the Championship before making his first start in a 6-1 EFL Cup defeat at Stoke City last August under then-manager Matty Taylor,
He had a spell on loan at Dundalk in the League of Ireland Premier Division during the current campaign, which runs from February to November, which was cut short by injury.
In a statement on its website, Rotherham have described the deal as “subject to ratification from the FA, EFL and National League.”
The Millers added: “The striker joins the Glovers in pursuit of more regular first team minutes and could make his debut for his new club on Saturday, when they travel to face Oldham Athletic.”
These details were later confirmed by Yeovil’s own statement announcing the signing which followed the usual unveiling video posted on its social media channels, see below.
Speaking to the Rotherham Advertiser earlier this week, Millers’ boss Steve Evans (yes, that one) said the striker was lined up to join National League side Rochdale in the summer only for the ankle injury which ended his spell at Dundalk to scupper the move.
Evans said: “The plan will be for him to go and get some games. He was all set to sign for Rochdale on loan and then twisted his ankle when he was training with the youth team.”
Welcome to Somerset, Ciaran!
Big Mc in attack… ✍🏻 #YTFC 💚 pic.twitter.com/SLv5LIZiY9
— Yeovil Town FC (@YTFC) September 19, 2024