One of Joe Kinnear's much rumoured ventures into the transfer marked came to fruition this week with the shock £1.6m signing of Crystal Palace captain Andy Roberts.

The 23-year-old midfielder is one of two players Kinnear has been tracking for some time and, at time of going to press, was expected to make his debut against Arsenal on Wednesday.

Kinnear said: "This is a tremendous buy and one I thought I'd missed out on. I've been a great admirer of Andy since his Millwall days and tried to buy him then."

It is an exciting development for Dons' fans whose side will be shored up defensively by the former England under-21 player.

But as one midfielder joins, another, Staale Solbakken, leaves to join Danish side Aalburg after an unsuccessful spell in south London.

Wimbledon's next chance to win Premiership survival points comes at Selhurst Park on Saturday when Leicester City visit.

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