Chesterfield make second signing of day in 'on fire' Blackburn Rovers winger

The 22-year-old, described as ‘energetic and exciting’, has joined on a season-long loan and could make his debut against Crewe on Saturday.

The left-footed winger, who can apparently play across all attacking positions, has made 35 appearances for Rovers in total, including 21 in the Championship last season.

He has been at Ewood Park for two-and-a-half years after joining from Spurs, where he racked up some impressive goals and assists stats. He joined Tottenham when he was 11 and went on to make his debut in the Europa Conference League.

Markanday, who has also had a short loan spell at Aberdeen, is the Spireites’ second signing of the day after young defender Harvey Araujo joined from Fulham on a season-long loan.

Speaking about Markanday on Thursday, Rovers manager John Eustace told the Lancashire Telegraph: “He’s had a great pre-season, he's been on fire. He has a lot of admirers. It's important for him to continue his development and get 25, 30 games under his belt and then come back and be a star for Blackburn.”