Colchester United have signed Mandela Egbo from Charlton
COLCHESTER United have snapped up right-back Mandela Egbo from Charlton Athletic.
The U’s have signed the 25-year-old on a two-year deal that will keep him in north Essex until the summer of 2025.
Egbo has signed from the Addicks for an undisclosed fee and is expected to be in the U’s squad for the game against AFC Wimbledon tonight.
Egbo told the U’s website: “It’s been good to be in the building, I’ve met the lads, the Gaffer and the coaching staff and I’m really looking forward to getting started.
“Games are coming almost twice a week at the moment so there’s lots of time to get involved and integrate, get to know the boys and the style of play as soon as possible.
“It’s nice of course to know you’re coming somewhere you’re wanted.
“I’ve known the Gaffer for a long time, I know how he works and how he wants his teams to play and set up and hopefully, it will be a smooth transition in that sense.”
TEAM NEWS | TAYO EDUN SET FOR FULL LEAGUE DEBUT
Tayo Edun will make his full league debut for the Addicks in tonight’s clash with Bristol Rovers at The Valley.
The left-back joined Charlton at the end of July and has made substitute appearances in the Addicks’ opening two league games.
Edun replaces Terell Thomas as Dean Holden makes one change to the side that played Peterborough United at the weekend.
Tonight’s game is available to watch live in the UK and around the world on CharltonTV, with coverage beginning at 7.05pm (BST).
The Addicks are expected to line-up in the same 4-3-3 formation deployed at Peterborough with Edun joining Nathan Asiimwe, Lloyd Jones and Lucas Ness in a back four in front of Ashley Maynard-Brewer.
Skipper George Dobson will play alongside academy starlet Karoy Anderson and Panutche Camará in a three-man midfield with Jack Payne and Corey Blackett-Taylor flanking Alfie May up front.
Charlton: Maynard-Brewer; Asiimwe, Jones, Ness, Edun; Dobson (c), Anderson, Camará; Payne, May, Blackett-Taylor
Subs: Isted, Hector, Thomas, Taylor, McGrandles, Kirk, Kanu
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