England international makes League Two move

Torquay United fans need not worry after witnessing talismatic centre-back Chris Robertson leave the club for Preston, as they have an international coming in as a replacement.

Gulls' boss Martin Ling appears to have pulled off something of a coup with the capture of England under-19 defender Angus MacDonald.

The highly rated Reading teenager has joined on-loan for the rest of season, and by all accounts, is seen to be better than the level of club he has signed up for suggests.

There is no doubt the departue of Robertson on deadline day left an ugly feeling in many stomachs of supporters of the English Riviera club, but the signing of MacDonald will go along away to rectifying this-

"He is a big centre-half and rated very highly by the people at Reading," manager Martin Ling said.

"They see him as a massive prospect for the future and are happy for him to continue his education with us."

"The deal is actually a youth loan because Angus is 19 and that enables us to keep him here for longer, if required," 

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