Doncaster Rovers are set to allow defender Bobby Faulkner to leave on loan, with Tranmere Rovers set to secure a move for the 21-year-old.

Having spent the previous campaign on loan with the relegated Harrogate Town, the centre-back played 26 times for the Sulphurites, making his EFL return after spells at Dundalk and Buxton since his most recent Rovers competitive match.

New Stint Revealed

Faulkner is set to once again head back into League Two for a beneficial loan spell, with Football Insider’s Pete O’Rourke reporting that Tranmere Rovers are set to recruit him on a season-long loan, and a medical is underway with the Prenton Park club.

The news comes after the Doncaster Free Press revealed that he was left out of Grant McCann’s squad as they head over to Ireland for a week-long training camp.

After their near miss with relegation to the National League, the Wirral club have opted to hand the reins to Darrell Clarke, who has already made some splashes in the market with the recruitment of one of his ex-Bristol Rovers players in Joel Senior.

They have also been linked to free agent Tom Ince following his exit from Watford, who would partner fellow summer signing Tom Conlon in the middle of the pitch.

Faulkner’s place in the Doncaster lineup has been dented with the recruitment of experienced option Neill Byrne on a permanent basis after his successful loan spell from Bradford City.

Spell Away Needed

Bobby Faulkner has firmly been out of the first-team picture at Doncaster Rovers, and the decision to leave him at home has now been explained as Tranmere Rovers edged closer to a loan deal.

Grant McCann has favoured keeping an experienced lineup at the back as they continue to fight to retain their place in League One, and will be buoyed by the pickup of Neill Byrne, who had an immense half-season spell on loan.

Faulkner has yet to prove himself as a regular, reliable option in the EFL after playing more of a rotation role at Harrogate Town in between a lengthy injury layoff, so allowing him to have another spell away will be a great way to reassess his abilities before making a decision next summer.

Tranmere Rovers should be able to offer that to him, and with Darrell Clarke looking to revitalise a club which has slowly drifted towards disaster, picking up a youthful option is a shrewd pickup.