Walsall have signed Barnsley defender Capel Lopata and Fulham forward Aaron Lupallo-Bee on loan for the remainder of the season.
Polish centre-back Lopata, 24, spent the first half of the season with Saddlers’ League Two side Bristol Rovers and made 14 league appearances.
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Lupalo-Bee, 20, is yet to feature for the Cottagers first team but has scored two goals in nine games for the club’s under-21 side in the EFL Trophy, including three this season.
In the second half of last season, he was loaned to Dagenham and Redbridge in the National League, where he scored 1 goal in 20 games.
“I’m excited and ready to go,” Lupalo-Bee said.
“The team is going well and trying to get promoted, so it’s a new challenge for me that I’m ready to deal with and deal with.”
Walsall boss Matt Sadler said he was “delighted” to have Lupallo Bee join the club and Fulham “are confident we will look after him”.
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Sadler added: “He had a great first half of the season and was the top scorer in Premier League Two, a fit, hard-working centre-forward who likes to stretch but can also link up and make others work.
Lopata, who played for Poland’s youth teams, began his career at Brighton before going on to play for Sheffield United, Port Vale and Ross County in the Scottish Premiership.
“He is a big, strong, aggressive and mobile defender with experience in League One and League Two with Barnsley and Port Vale,” Sadler said.
“He takes pride in his defense, he has a desire to succeed and he brings another layer to our defensive options.”
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Lopata and Lupalo-Bee take Walsall’s number of signings in the transfer window to three, following the permanent signing of attacking midfielder Alex Pattison from Bradford City on January 7.
Aaron Loupalo-Bi has made 17 appearances in three games for Fulham Under-21s this season, scoring 13 goals [Getty Images]
