PREVIEW: Millwall vs. Charlton – new signings could make their first bow

ALL eyes will be on two men at The Den tomorrow as Millwall fans look to get a sneak peek at the newest members of their club against Charlton.

Within an hour on Friday afternoon, the Lions announced not one but two new signings to turbocharge their transfer business.

The defender had spent three years at the New York stadium and will now be another option across the backline for Gary Rowett to deploy during a long and gruelling Championship season.

The 26-year-old has been in England his whole career, playing for well-known clubs like The Millers and Birmingham City, so Millwall fans will have some idea about what type of player they are getting.

The same cannot be said of Casper De Norre, who was announced an hour after Harding.

The Belgian midfielder joins from Oud-Heverlee Leuven in the latest example of Millwall’s increasingly confident ventures into the overseas market.

The Lions signed Zian Flemming a year ago from Fortuna Sittard and he proved to be a genius piece of business.

If De Norre, 26, can have anywhere as close to the same impact then he could be a crucial addition

Whether Rowett chooses to deploy either of his two new men so soon after joining is a different issue as Millwall look to continue their perfect record in front of fans.

Kevin Nisbet and Aidomo Emakhu got the goals in the opening pre-season win against Gillingham before Nisbet snatched a brilliant hat-trick a few

before Nisbet snatched a brilliant hat-trick a few days later at Sutton.

Charlton could be far more awkward opposition than either League Two side with the club unbeaten in their five pre-season games so far.

Since Dean Holden arrived at the Valley in December, the Addicks have turned their fortunes around and will have play-off ambitions in mind in League One next season.

Those hopes will be boosted by the arrival of Alfie May, their most eye-catching signing this summer.

The 30-year-old had been prolific for Cheltenham and hit 43 league goals for the club over the last two seasons.

Much of the intrigue around Charlton over the last few days has surrounded the boardroom with SE7 Partners finally completely their takeover of the club from Danish-American businessman Thomas Sandgaard.

Millwall have an outstanding record against their London rivals and have not lost a competitive game against them since 1996, a run of 12 games.

Their last meeting was in July 2020 when the Lions won 1-0 at the Valley thanks to a late Jake Cooper goal during the Championship’s Covid-affected season ending.

READ MORE

GARY Rowett says all positions in his line-up are up for grabs – including the goalkeeper.

The Millwall boss changed his no.1 part way through last season as Bartosz Bialkowski was replaced by George Long ten games into the Championship campaign.