Former Hearts star makes Wolves loan transfer exit as he makes EFL switch to leave boss purring
The former Jambo has made another temporary exit from Wolves, heading for League One in England
A boss within the EFL has been left delighted after sealing a deal for a former Hearts star on a loan deal from Wolves.
Lincoln City announced the signing of Dexter Lembikisa on a contract until January, during the final day of the transfer window. He is currently on international duty with Jamaica but will link up with his new teammates at League One level upon his return.
His contract at Wolves expires next summer, having had several loan stints away from the Premier League side. He headed to Hearts for the second half of the 23/24 season as the club finished third in the Premiership, having already built up senior experience at Rotherham United. Spells at Yverdon-Sport and Barnsley followed last term as Lincoln now beckon.
Why Wolves talent has left on loan
A Wolves statement reads: “Youngsters Dexter Lembikisa and Harvey Griffiths have completed four-month loan moves to Lincoln City and Crewe Alexandra respectively. Lembikisa joined Wolves at the age of 13 and rose through the system to make his senior debut in November 2022 against Leeds United in the Carabao Cup.
“The right-back, who is a Jamaica international, has spent time on loan with Rotherham United, Hearts, Yverson-Sport and Barnsley previously, and now heads to League One Lincoln until January.”
Lincoln’s statement said: “City have signed defender Dexter Lembikisa from Wolverhampton Wanderers on loan until January. Despite his tender age, the 21-year-old right-back already has experience playing in the Sky Bet Championship, Sky Bet League One and the Scottish Premiership.
Lincoln City on signing former Wolves player
“Lembikisa has represented Jamaica at international level and has made 29 caps for his country, scoring one goal. The capture of Lembikisa finalises City's 2025/26 summer transfer business.”
Imps boss Michael Skubala oversaw a 3-0 win over Notts County in the Football League Trophy on Tuesday night, as he talked up the international pedigree of signings like the former Jambo, which shows his side are on the right track. He said: “We have a really strong squad and it feels like we’ve got a lot of depth in every position.
“What excites me the most is the number of different profiles of players we have in different positions. “They are all chomping at the bit to get started and stay in the team and get in the team. Two we have signed are on international duty we want to support that and have more internationals in the building, because it shows our growth.”