Shrewsbury Town: Hull City's Brandon Fleming and Southampton's Ryan Finnigan join on loan

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Brandon Fleming will be making his fourth loan move away from Hull

Shrewsbury Town have taken their haul of summer transfer window signings to 14 with the deadline-day arrival of Hull City's Brandon Fleming and Ryan Finnigan from Southampton.

Wing-back Fleming, 23, and midfielder Finnigan, 19, have both dropped down from the Championship to join League One Hull on a season-long loan.

Fleming has signed in time to feature in Saturday's trip to Carlisle.

But Finnigan will not be available to join boss Matt Taylor's squad.

Fleming, who has made 45 appearances for the Tigers, has had three loan spells away from the Championship club - at non-league Gainsborough Trinity, Bolton Wanderers and Oxford United.

He will help cover for Jordan Shipley, who has been ruled out for three months with a knee problem, having been injured in last week's 1-0 win at Fleetwood.

"The recruitment strategy has changed due to injuries in the squad," said Taylor. "So we're really pleased to sign a player of Brandon's experience. He's an attack-minded left wing-back with experience of both the Championship and League One."

Finnigan made his only first-team appearance so far for Southampton as a late substitute in the 2-0 FA Cup third-round win over Shrewsbury. He spent the second half of last season on loan with League Two side Crewe Alexandra.

Shrewsbury also had one departing player, youth teamer Travis Hernes.

The 17-year-old midfielder has joined Premier League Newcastle United for an undisclosed fee, as part of a package which also includes a "sizeable sell-on clause and add-ons".

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