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Sutton United have signed Kwaku Donkor from National League rivals Tamworth.

The 21-year-old right-sided defender has moved for an undisclosed fee having made 21 National League appearances since moving to The Lamb from Welling last summer.

The former Blackpool academy player featured in the three EFL Trophy games for the Tangerines in 2023 before a loan spell at Havant and Waterlooville.

He moved to Welling in the summer of 2024 as the club went on to be relegated from National League South.

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Sutton United have signed Hartlepool United's Grenada international winger Jermaine Francis for an undisclosed fee.

The 23-year-old, who has won 15 international caps for the Caribbean nation, is the 10th new player to join the club since Chris Agutter took over as head coach in October.

Francis, who has also had spells at Braintree and Chelmsford, scored three goals in 22 National League appearances for Hartlepool after joining them last summer.

"I know a lot about the club, about the manager as well, the players, I know the manager and how he plays and that excites me," he told the Sutton website.

Sutton United have signed defender Callum Tripp on loan from MK Dons until the end of the season.

The 19-year-old came through the youth ranks at the Dons and has had previous loan spells at St Albans City, Gateshead and Bedford Town.

Sutton United have signed defender Besart Topalloj on a free transfer from Bromley.

The 24-year-old spent six months on loan at Gander Green Lane last season, making 25 appearances in the National League and scoring one goal.

Kosovan Topalloj joined Sutton from Millwall in 2022 and scored three goals in 70 appearances for the Ravens.

He mutually agreed with Bromley to cancel his contract last week.

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National League strugglers Sutton United have announced the signing of goalkeeper Chris Haigh.

The 28-year-old kept seven clean sheets in 21 starts for Chelmsford City in National League South and also played in City's FA Cup first round win over Braintree and their subsequent second round exit against Weston-super-Mare.

Haigh is reunited with his former Worthing manager Chris Agutter, having left the Rebels to join Chelmsford last summer, and will take on a player-coach role at Gander Green Lane.

The U's lie fourth-bottom, sitting in the relegation zone on goal difference.

Haigh began his career at Watford and had a stint at Gillingham before moving around numerous non-league clubs in the south east, helping Ebbsfleet and Oxford City to promotion to the National League and winning man of the match at Wembley as Concord Rangers were edged out by Harrogate in the FA Trophy final in 2021.

AFC Wimbledon midfielder Kai Jennings has extended his loan at Sutton United until the end of the season.

He had originally joined the club until 4 January and made 14 appearances in the first half of the campaign.