Faith was placed in Leicester City’s academy as three of their loanees were thrown straight into the starting of their new loan clubs.
Sammy Braybrooke, Chris Popov, and Brandon Cover respectively joined Dundee, Barrow, and Port Vale on season-long deals this week as City made use of the loan market to get minutes for their most promising youngsters. Despite limited training time, the trio were named in their new clubs’ 11s at the weekend, all three making just the second senior appearances of their career. enjoyed a tidy Dundee debut in their 2-2 draw with St Mirren. The England youth international midfielder played an hour in what was a physical encounter, even for the Scottish Premiership.
At Port Vale, Cover played as a right-sided wing-back in their 3-2 defeat to Doncaster in League Two. The 20-year-old earned very positive reviews from Vale fans for his performance.
Before the game, Doncaster manager Darren Moore explained why he was throwing Cover straight in, saying: “He’s a good player, he plays forward, he’s aggressive with his approach, and with the type of game it would be today, it would be a good one for him to make his introduction. He’s ready, he’s good to go, which is wonderful. Physically he’s up there.”
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