Burton Albion have snapped up ex-Birmingham City midfielder Callum Reilly after he was released from the Championship side at the start of the month.
Reilly, a full Republic of Ireland international, played for the Brewers on loan for parts of last season so will be familiar to many. The 21-year-old appeared 60 times for City after making his first team debut in 2013. Unfortunately, his season ended prematurely after an injury two games into his loan spell.
The ex-Birmingham City hotshot was once highly rated and touted for a big move to the Premier League, but the move never came.
The news comes on the same day the east-Midlands side entered advanced talks for former-Peterborough wide man, Nathaniel Mendez-Laing. The Brewers are also linked with Kallum Higginbotham.
Assitant manager David Oldfield said: “We are very pleased Callum has signed. He is a very valuable addition to the group and we feel he is a good character with good quality and importantly, still has lots of potential. We are very pleased to have him.”
