He now gets the opportunity to play regular senior football with the Stags, who have started their League Two season with a win and three draws. They missed out on the play-offs last season on goal difference. Their manager Nigel Clough said it was a “tricky” deal to pull off, but is glad it’s done with Brunt needed amid injuries in his ranks.
Clough said: “We’ve seen Lewis play a few times last season for Leicester’s under-23s and he acquitted himself well. He’s the best player we could get at this stage and we needed someone in defensively to cover the injuries we’ve had in the last few weeks.
“We’ve been working on it for a week or so and the transfer has been a little tricky but our CEO, Mrs. Radford, has worked very hard to get it over the line and we’re grateful for that.”
Brunt has made four appearances for City’s senior side overall, and won the club’s development squad player of the year award in 2022. However, while he returned alongside the first team for pre-season training in July, he didn’t feature in any friendlies for C He is the second City player to head out on loan this season, with forward Nathan Opoku heading back to sister club OH Leuven for the campaign.
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