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Northampton Town have signed experienced midfielder Lee Evans on a one-year deal.

The 32-year-old began his career at hometown club Newport County before moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers where he won the League One title in 2013-14, making 26 league appearances during that campaign.

Evans went on to win three more promotions to the Championship as a player with Wigan Athletic, Ipswich Town and Portsmouth respectively.

He last played for Bradford City, whom he left at the end of last season as the Bantams lost in the League One play-off semi-finals to Bolton.

"Lee is a leader on and off the field and a real stabilising influence in the dressing room," manager Chris Hogg told Northampton's website., external

Evans becomes the Cobblers' eighth signing of the summer and the first since it was revealed a consortium including former Brazil striker Alexandre Pato is close to buying a majority stake in the club.

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Northampton Town have signed former MK Dons midfielder Connor Lemonheigh-Evans on an initial two-year deal.

The 29-year-old was released by the Milton Keynes club following their promotion from League Two last season.

Prior to joining MK Dons, for whom he made 59 appearances over two years, Lemonheigh-Evans was part of the Stockport County side that won promotion to League One in 2023-24.

"He [Lemonheigh-Evans] knows the level really well and has a lot of experience of being successful at this level," said Cobblers manager Chris Hogg. "He knows what it takes and that can be very important."

Lemonheigh-Evans started his career at Bristol City, and also won promotion to the National League with Torquay United in 2019.

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Nesta Guinness-Walker has joined Aberdeen on a two-year contract after the 26-year-old English left-back departed relegated Northampton Town.

Guinness-Walker had spent two years with The Cobblers and made 43 appearances last season, 34 of them starts, as they finished bottom of League One.

The product of the Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur youth systems told Aberdeen's website: "I'm buzzing to be here.

"As soon as Aberdeen showed interest, I was keen to get the deal done.

"The club has a rich history, the fans look amazing and, after speaking to the manager, the ambition here was clear."

Guinness-Walker started his senior career with the Metropolitan Police then had spells with Reading and Stevenage before joining Northampton.

Aberdeen manager Stephen Robinson said of his ninth summer signing: "Nesta brings real pace and energy down the side and his experience will also help Emmanuel [Gyamfi] and Mitchel [Frame] with their continued development.

"He has played extensively in the English Championship and League One and was named Northampton's player of the year last season.

"He will need a few weeks to get up to speed as his season finished earlier, but our team behind the scenes will create a tailored programme to help him integrate and be ready for action as quickly as possible."