Bristol Rovers can confirm that five men’s first team loanees have returned to their respective parent clubs.
Centre-back Kacper Lopata has returned to Sky Bet League One side Barnsley, having made 16 appearances in all competitions for the Gas, while fellow defender Stephan Negru heads back to Oxford United after ten outings in the blue-and-white quarters.
Having featured 16 times and scoring once for Rovers, midfielder Joel Cotterill will return to Swansea City, and Alfie Chang is returning to Birmingham City after 19 appearances for the Club.
Freddie Issaka completes the list of departing loanees. The forward, who returns to Plymouth Argyle, made nine outings for the Pirates.
Everyone at the Club would like to thank Kacper, Stephan, Joel, Alfie and Freddie for their respective efforts and wish them all every success in their future careers.
