TWTD understands former Blues defender Janoi Donacien is close to joining League Two Chesterfield on a deal to the end of the season.

Donacien was out of contract with Town at the end of last season but has remained at the club recovering from the groin surgery which had curtailed his 2023/24 in November last year and then an ankle problem he suffered on international duty with St Lucia in September.

The 31-year-old will be reunited with former Blues boss Paul Cook with the Spireites along with winger Armando Dobra, as well as Gary Roberts and Kieron Dyer, who are on the staff with the Derbyshire side.

Donacien joined the Blues from Accrington Stanley in the summer of 2018, one of incoming boss Paul Hurst’s signings from the lower leagues.

Having been sent back to Accrington and then Fleetwood on loan by Paul Lambert, the Luton-raised defender went on to become one of the most successful of that summer’s additions along with his former Stanley teammate Kayden Jackson and was a key man in the early days of Kieran McKenna’s time at Town.

In total, he made 111 starts and 24 sub appearances for the club without scoring.

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Blooos added 23:09 - Jan 7 All the best JD. A massive part of our success story over the past few years. Him and Wes down that right side in L1 was too good at times. Very good defender.
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Vancouver_Blue added 21:41 - Jan 8 Great guy, good luck JD at Town Lite
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IpswichT62OldBoy added 22:38 - Jan 8 Hopefully he will read all of this love, or be made aware of it.
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