A teenage goalkeeper has signed for Dover on loan from Premier League Bournemouth.
Billy Terrell, 19, links up with Mitch Brundle’s National League South squad ahead of their first league match of the new season against Torquay next weekend.
He helps fill the void left by 41-year-old goalkeeper Stuart Nelson, who has left the Crabble club this summer.
Terrell, set to turn 20 at the end of next month, has previously had loan stints with Wimborne Town and Weymouth in National League South, and has agreed a season-long stint with Whites.
Indeed, in October 2020, Terrell made three spot-kick saves against Maidstone as Wimborne knocked out the Stones to reach the final qualifying round after a 2-2 draw.
On Twitter, he wrote: “[I’m] delighted to be here. Can’t wait to get started.”
He started out at Portsmouth but joined hometown club Southampton at the age of 13 and moved to the Vitality Stadium two years later.
Dover, who are set to host Isthmian South East Ashford in their final pre-season friendly this Saturday, beat promotion-chasing Southern Counties East Premier Division 5-3 on Tuesday.
Young striker George Nikaj bagged a hat-trick.
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