Deal number 7 completed

Last updated : 28 May 2004 By Andy Parsons

Hillsborough has been a hotbed of transfer activity since the season came to an end with six new faces confirmed before today.

So far Turner has completed deals for goalkeeper David Lucas from Preston, defenders Guy Branston from Rotherham, Paul Heckingbottom from Bradford, Lee Bullen from Dunfirmline and midfielders Glenn Whelan from Manchester City and Jon-Paul McGovern from Livingstone.


Collins, a signing nobody predicted, is a towering defender who has won youth international recognition with
England and made a scoring debut for the Under-17s while marking a fresh-faced Sporting Lisbon forward called Cristiano Ronaldo!


The 19-year-old has already claimed he wants to play first-team football and is determined to help Wednesday back to the first division and comes with a pedigree second to none.


Turner now has a few options in defence with Collins, Branston, Heckingbottom and Bullen to add to the likes of Graham Lee, Richard Wood and Chris Carr with possibly more cover to follow.