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Walsall sign midfielders Chang and Lipsiuc on loan

League Two leaders Walsall have made two deadline day signings, bringing in midfielders Alfie Chang from Birmingham City and Darius Lipsiuc from Stoke City, both on loan for the rest of the season.

That takes Saddlers boss Mat Sadler's total of January signings to six.

Chang, 22, has made 21 appearances for Blues, but suffered a serious knee injury in 2023 and has only played once this season, as a substitute in their 2-1 FA Cup win over Lincoln City in January.

Republic of Ireland Under-21 international Lipsiuc, 19, who began his career at his local club St Mochta's before moving to St Patrick's in the summer of 2021, made his debut for Stoke as a late substitute in the Carabao Cup against Fleetwood Town in September.