'Outstanding technical player' - James Rowe on new Chesterfield loan signings Jack Clarke from Aston Villa and Stevenage's Marcus Dinanga

James Rowe has explained what qualities new loan signings Jack Clarke and Marcus Dinanga will bring to Chesterfield.
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Midfielder Clarke, 21, has joined from Premier League Aston Villa and striker Dinanga, 23, has moved from League Two Stevenage.

Both will be at Town until the end of the season.

Clarke, who has been on loan at Yeovil Town this season, was on the bench at Solihull Moors but did not come on.

Marcus Dinanga made his Town debut as a second half substitute in the defeat against Solihull Moors.Marcus Dinanga made his Town debut as a second half substitute in the defeat against Solihull Moors.
Marcus Dinanga made his Town debut as a second half substitute in the defeat against Solihull Moors.
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“Jack Clarke is someone I have watched for a while,” Rowe said. “He has come through the youth system at Aston Villa. He is an outstanding technical player. He needs some confidence and a run of games and somewhere he can be loved in a first-team environment and that is what we are going to give him. We will give him that platform.”

Dinanga made his debut in the defeat to Solihull, coming on in the second half with half an hour to go.

“Marcus scored a lot of goals before his move to Stevenage,” Rowe said. “He has not quite had the game time in his set position as a ‘nine’, that is his main position, he has been mainly playing wide. I think he showed he is good in the air, he is mobile, he worked hard for the team and him and Akwasi Asante caused problems in that half an hour.”

Following the arrival of Clarke and Dinanga, Joe Rowley and Scott Boden dropped out of the matchday squad.

Jack Clarke in action for Aston Villa's youth side.Jack Clarke in action for Aston Villa's youth side.
Jack Clarke in action for Aston Villa's youth side.
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Rowe added: “We have got to rotate it, we have got to be fresh, we have got to make sure we go as fresh as we can to Bromley but also make sure we have got some experience and steel down the spine of the team.”

Meanwhile, former Chesterfield striker Alex Kiwomya, 24, has joined fellow National League side King’s Lynn Town.

Kiwomya was signed by previous boss John Pemberton earlier in the season on a short-term deal and he scored one goal in five games.

The forward did not feature under Rowe and was released last month.

He could play against the Blues when King’s Lynn visit the Technique Stadium on February 2.