Huddersfield Town have confirmed the signing of Wolverhampton Wanderers defender Nigel Lonwijk, as they reportedly fended off Championship interest to land the defender’s signature. 

With the transfer deadline fast approaching, clubs around the EFL are making their final signings of this transfer window.

Most clubs will likely be very close to finalising their squads and will need just a couple more players before Friday to ensure their squads are ready.

There are still plenty of Premier League youth talents who are seeking loan moves before the transfer window closes to continue their development with consistent game time at a lower level.

Huddersfield have landed one of these talents, with a Wolves youngster making the move to Yorkshire.

Huddersfield Sign Lonwijk

According to The Yorkshire Post, Huddersfield battled off interest from Championship clubs to secure their new signing Nigel Lonwijk, as the centre-back has joined on a season-long loan deal from Wolves.

The 21-year-old has already had multiple loan spells and will use this upcoming time at Huddersfield to hopefully impress Wolves manager Gary O’Neil.

Last season, Lonwijk spent the first half of it on loan at Grasshopper but only managed to make one appearance for the Swiss side which led to Wolves recalling him.

He was then sent to Wycombe Wanderers in League One where he enjoyed a much more beneficial loan spell.

Lonwijk played 12 times after signing on deadline day at the end of the January transfer window as he showed some impressive glimpses of serious talent as Wycombe finished their season well.

Before this loan, he spent the 2022/23 season on loan with Plymouth Argyle in what was his first taste of English professional football on a consistent basis.

He made 41 appearances for Argyle as he played a vital part in them winning the League One title as centurions.

His only other loan spell was the year before his time with Plymouth, as he spent that season with Fortuna Sittard where he struggled in his first season of professional football.

A Good Deal for Huddersfield?

After two successful loan spells in League One, it is definitely a solid addition to an already strong Huddersfield side.

They are looking to get promotion as soon as possible, and building a squad with this sort of talent is exactly what they need to have a chance to do that this season.

Lonwijk will be a great addition for the Terriers, as he looks to add another promotion to his impressive football CV.