League Two promotion winners Doncaster Rovers have shed light on the possibility of signing Lincoln City loanee Rob Street on a permanent deal this summer following a successful loan spell from the League One side.
Street joined the Imps in the summer of 2024 and struggled to cement himself in Michael Skubala’s side in the first half of the season. James Collins then made the move to Sincil Bank which allowed the forward to depart on loan for game time.
He joined Grant McCann’s Doncaster Rovers and quickly discovered his form scoring ten goals in 23 appearances, playing an instrumental role in the club’s return to the third tier. The possibility of a return to the Keepmoat Stadium next season has been highly speculated.
Grant McCann Discusses Potential Return of Rob Street
McCann was asked whether there was a possibility of keeping the player next season, but admitted that a permanent deal would be difficult due to the length of his Lincoln City contract, to the Doncaster Free Press.
“Hopefully he’s not in Lincoln’s plans next year and we can sweep him again! I don’t know what the plans are with Rob. I’ve not spoken to Lincoln about him. I know he’s got another three years left on his contract so it certainly wouldn’t be a permanent (deal) because we haven’t got that sort of money to go and splash. But we’ll see.”
Lincoln City‘s Forward Options
Lincoln started the season with five potential options for their striker, Bailey Cadamarteri, Jovon Makama, Freddie Draper, Rob Street and Tyler Walker. The latter, unfortunately was plagued by injury once again which effectively ruled him out for the entire season. That left a young forward line which became a problem as the season progressed. Street struggled to get any game time with Makama and Cadamarteri favoured.
They then broke their usual strategy of signing young players to add James Collins to their line up which has proved to be a successful move. Collins has scored 10 League One goals in 19 games, but at 34 the Imps will be hoping Street can eventually step up to be his long term successor, especially with such a long term contract.
Doncaster and Lincoln are likely to be competing in a similar area of the League One table, which makes loaning out Street to Grant McCann’s side less desirable as it could aid a potential rival. That could rule out a move, especially with interest in Jovon Makama likely to materialise over the summer.