South London Sport: Charlton Athletic Edition

South London Sport: Charlton Athletic Edition

Nathan Jones on why free agent move won’t be happening for Charlton Athletic, Ouma struggling at Stoke City and answers question about whether he knows his best starting 11

Addicks boss also gives more of a timeline update on Nathaniel Chalobah’s absence

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Sep 08, 2026
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Nathan Jones has ruled out any foray into the free agent market and discussed the fact that Charlton Athletic did not spend more heavily on a right-winger before the closure of the window.

The Addicks had been at an advanced stage with a deal for Jesurun Rak-Sakyi but pulled out of the permanent transfer, which was set to cost in the region of £4million.

The Championship side did still add to their wide options but it ended up being the talented but relatively inexperienced Junior Nkeng, 19, who joined from AFC Wimbledon on a three-year contract.

Rak-Sakyi ended up making a loan switch to Turkish side Kasimpasa for the remainder of the season.

Nathan Jones/Picture: Kyle Andrews

Supporters had speculated whether Charlton could still look to add to their right-sided offensive options by bringing in an unattached player, who can move outside of the transfer window, which closed last Tuesday at 11pm.

But Jones told South London Sport: Charlton Athletic Edition that the number of incoming deals will stay at 11.

EFL clubs can only register a maximum of 25 players aged 21 and over.

“We are on 25 now,” said Jones, when asked about any possibility of a free agent being inbound. “We’ve had to really work hard to get it to 25…to get what we needed with the injuries we picked up.

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