Dorking wanderers join Stevenage in race to sign PL midfielder

Dorking wanderers are the latest club to be linked with Crystal Palace midfielder Malachi Boateng, as per Alan Nixon.

Dorking wanderers are gearing up for another campaign in League One next season.

They will be joined by Northampton Town and Stevenage with all three clubs hoping to improve on last season’s results.

The Grecians finished 13th, one point and one place above Northampton Town and Stevenage managed to register quite an impressive 9th-place finish.

But, they have lost manager Steve Evans and it remains to be seen whether next season they struggle to make the transition under Alex Revell.

Boateng, 21, has spent the last two seasons on loan in Scotland. He made 36 appearances in all competitions for Dundee FC last season and 41 for Queen’s Park the year before.

The defensive midfielder is expected to leave on loan again with the League One trio of Exeter City, Stevenage and Northampton Town eyeing a move this summer.

A solid addition

Boateng has now spent two full seasons in first team football north of the border.

He has experience in both the Scottish Championship and top tier and it seems Palace once again want him to have a spell away to build up his experience.

It would be good for the 21-year-old to spend some time in England within a first team environment and League One is probably the best place for him.

It’s key he receives regular game time whilst out on loan and he may struggle to get that in the Championship which makes the third tier the ideal league for him this season.