Transfer rumour: Blackpool closing in a solution to their right-back problem ahead of transfer deadline

The Seasiders have been without a specialist right-back for their opening five games of the Championship campaign.

Summer recruit Callum Connolly, who has played the majority of his football to date either at centre-back or as a defensive midfielder, has been the man filling in there.

The 23-year-old faces a ban after being shown a straight red card in Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Millwall, leaving Neil Critchley without a right-back for their next league game against Fulham.

The fixture takes place after the international break on Saturday, September 11.

However, according to website football.london, Blackpool have agreed a loan move for Chelsea defender Dujon Sterling.

It’s being reported the 21-year-old is set to sign a new contract at Stamford Bridge before heading to Bloomfield Road for the remainder of the season.

Sterling, who joined Chelsea at the age of seven, will sign a new two-year deal with the option for a further year.

It’s been reported that Pool’s head coach played a “key role” in convincing Sterling to turn down several other offers and relocate to Bloomfield Road.

Sterling, whose current contract is due to expire in a year’s time, has previously spent time on loan with Coventry City and Wigan Athletic.

The wing-back made 40 appearances during the 2018/19 campaign for Coventry in League One. He then headed out to Wigan the following season, but his time at the DW Stadium was cut short by a hamstring injury.