Leicester City centre-back Lewis Brunt has joined League Two side Mansfield on a season-long loan deal.
The 22-year-old, captain of the club’s development squad last term, has been around the first team for the best part of two years, making two senior appearances last season. He started in the FA Cup win at Gillingham and came on as a substitute in the defeat to Nottingham Forest.
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.
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 Enzo Maresca. 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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