Get to Know Leyton Orient's Summer Signings
10.08.26, 08:00 Updated 11.08.26, 19:49 9 Minute Read
Herman Wang and Sam Griffin
Maybe you watched Leyton Orient’s season-opening 2-0 win over Oxford United on Saturday in the first round of the Carabao Cup, after not paying attention to any Os news over the summer, and wondered who all those new players are. If so, this story is for you.
Orient have been busy this summer, bringing in 12 players as of Tuesday evening, in a squad reset after last season’s abysmal 20th place finish in League One.
The latest signings came this week in the form of striker Nick Oyekunle on loan from Southampton and defender Alfie Gilchrist from West Brom, as manager Richie Wellens had presaged to our matchday correspondent Alex Stripe on Saturday.
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Herman Wang Herman previously ran the Leyton Laureate blog and is a season ticket holder in the North Stand. In addition to writing and editing for the Orientear, he is a RainbOs committee member. In his day job, he is a business journalist and began his career as a sports reporter in the U.S.
Sam Griffin Sam is the Head of Podcasts for the Football Lowdown, and PFSA certified scout (Level 2 Talent ID, Technical Scout, Opposition Analyst, Performance Analyst, and Level 1 Data Analyst)